ठेकुआ

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ठेकुआ

ठेकुआ

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “ठेकना (ṭheknā, “to take help”) does not seem related.”

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʈʰeː.kʊ.ɑː/, [ʈʰeː.kʊ.äː]

Noun

ठेकुआ • (ṭhekuā) m (Urdu spelling ٹھیکوا)

thekua (kind of Indian flour sweet)

Declension

Declension of ठेकुआ (masc ind ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ठेकुआ ṭhekuā	ठेकुए ṭhekue
oblique	ठेकुए ṭhekue	ठेकुओं ṭhekuõ
vocative	ठेकुए ṭhekue	ठेकुओ ṭhekuo