ہانک
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit हक्क (hakka, “calling to an elephant”). Cognate with Gujarati હાંક (hā̃k), Marathi हाक (hāk).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦɑ̃ːk/
Noun
ہَان٘ک • (hā̃k) f (Hindi spelling हाँक)
- calling aloud, bawling
- driving off or away (by shouting or bawling)
Declension
| Declension of ہانک | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | ہَان٘ک (hā̃k) | ہَان٘کیں (hā̃kẽ) |
| oblique | ہَان٘ک (hā̃k) | ہَان٘کوں (hā̃kõ) |
| vocative | ہَان٘ک (hā̃k) | ہَان٘کو (hā̃ko) |
References
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “ہانکنا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John T. (1884), “hāṅk”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “hakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press