تھک

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (thukka), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*thukka). Compare Urdu تُھوک (thūk).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰʊk.kə̆/

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Noun

تُھکّ • (thukk) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਥੁੱਕ)

1. spit
2. saliva

Declension

Declension of تھک
dir. sg.	تُھکّ (thukk)
dir. pl.	تُھکّ (thukk)
	singular	plural
direct	تُھکّ (thukk)	تُھکّ (thukk)
oblique	تُھکّ (thukk)	تُھکّاں (thukkāṉ)
vocative	تُھکّا (thukkā)	تُھکّو (thukko)
ablative	تُھکّوں (thukkoṉ)	—
locative	تُھکّے (thukke)	تُھکِّیں (thukkiīṉ)
instrumental	تُھکّے (thukke)	تُھکِّیں (thukkiīṉ)

References

• “تھک”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “تھک”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz