डंका

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *डंक (ḍaṃka) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Pronunciation

Noun

डंका • (ḍaṅkā) m (Urdu spelling ڈَنْکا)

  1. a drum or kettledrum
    डंका बजाना/पीटना
    ḍaṅkā bajānā/pīṭnā
    To announce or make public.
    (literally, “to beat the drum [as to get attention]”)
    घर आकर रवि ने अपनी जीत का डंका बजा दिया।
    ghar ākar ravi ne apnī jīt kā ḍaṅkā bajā diyā.
    After coming home, Ravi announced his victory.
    डंका बजना
    ḍaṅkā bajnā
    To be made public; to be famous
    (literally, “[for a] drum to be beaten”)
    इस पूरे शहर में हमारे नाम का डंका बजता है।
    is pūre śahar mẽ hamāre nām kā ḍaṅkā bajtā hai.
    In this entire city I am famous [lit. a drum is beaten in my name]

Declension

Declension of डंका (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct डंका
ḍaṅkā 		डंके
ḍaṅke
oblique डंके
ḍaṅke 		डंकों
ḍaṅkõ
vocative डंके
ḍaṅke 		डंको
ḍaṅko

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