ठोकर
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit *ठोक्क् (ṭhokk) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀭- (-ra-). Cognate with Punjabi ਠੋਕਰ (ṭhokar), Nepali ठोकर (ṭhokar), Gujarati ઠોકર (ṭhokar), Bengali ঠোকর (ṭhokôrô), Marathi ठोकर (ṭhokar).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʈʰoː.kəɾ/
Noun
ठोकर • (ṭhokar) f (Urdu spelling ٹھوکر)
- striking, a blow
- ठोकर लगना ― ṭhokar lagnā ― to be hit, struck
- an obstacle; stumbling
- ठोकर खाना ― ṭhokar khānā ― to meet an obstacle
Declension
Declension of ठोकर (fem cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ठोकर ṭhokar | ठोकरें ṭhokarẽ |
| oblique | ठोकर ṭhokar | ठोकरों ṭhokarõ |
| vocative | ठोकर ṭhokar | ठोकरो ṭhokaro |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ठोकर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*ṭhōkk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press