چھینک
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (chikkā), from Sanskrit छिक्का (chikkā, onomatopoeia).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰĩːk/
Noun
چھین٘ک • (chīṅk) f (Hindi spelling छींक)
- a sneeze
Declension
| Declension of چھینک | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | چھین٘ک (chī̃k) | چھین٘کیں (chī̃kẽ) |
| oblique | چھین٘ک (chī̃k) | چھین٘کوں (chī̃kõ) |
| vocative | چھین٘ک (chī̃k) | چھین٘کو (chī̃ko) |
Further reading
- Platts, John T. (1884), “छींक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “chī˜k”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “چهينک”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- “چھینک”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.