धक्का

धक्का

Hindi

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dhakk-. Compare Gujarati ધક્કો (dhakko).

Noun

धक्का • (dhakkā) m

1. shove, push

   धक्का देना ― dhakkā denā ― to shove

   धक्का लगना ― dhakkā lagnā ― to be shoved

2. (figuratively) misfortune, bad luck

   धक्का खाना ― dhakkā khānā ― to receive bad luck

Declension

Declension of धक्का (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धक्का dhakkā	धक्के dhakke
oblique	धक्के dhakke	धक्कों dhakkõ
vocative	धक्के dhakke	धक्को dhakko

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dhakk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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Marathi

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dhakk-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ʱək.ka/

Noun

धक्का • (dhakkā) m

1. push, shove
2. jolt, shock
3. (figuratively) misfortune

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “धक्का”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “धका”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dhakk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press