शौक़
See also: शंका, शुक, शक, and शोक
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian شوق (šawq), from Arabic شَوْق (šawq) the verbal noun of شَاقَ (šāqa).
Noun
शौक़ • (śauq) m (Urdu spelling شوق)
- hobby, interest
- पढ़ने के अलावा तेरा और कोई शौक़ है क्या?
- paṛhne ke alāvā terā aur koī śauq hai kyā?
- Do you have any other hobbies besides reading?
- Synonym: रुचि (ruci)
Declension
Declension of शौक़ (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | शौक़ śauq | शौक़ śauq |
| oblique | शौक़ śauq | शौक़ों śauqõ |
| vocative | शौक़ śauq | शौक़ो śauqo |
Related terms
- शौक़ीन (śauqīn)
References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “shauq”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Platts, John T. (1884), “shauq”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.