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ढक्कन

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀠𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀺𑀦𑀻 f (ḍhakkinī).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɖʱək.kən/, [ɖʱɐk̚.kɐ̃n]

Noun edit

ढक्कन • (ḍhakkan) m (Urdu spelling ڈھکن)

  1. bottle cap or a cork to close a bottle
  2. lid
  3. cover
    इस टोकरी का ढक्कन हटाओ। ― is ṭokrī kā ḍhakkan haṭāo. ― Take the lid off this basket.
  4. (slang) an idiot

Declension edit

Declension of ढक्कन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct ढक्कन
ḍhakkan 		ढक्कन
ḍhakkan
oblique ढक्कन
ḍhakkan 		ढक्कनों
ḍhakkanõ
vocative ढक्कन
ḍhakkan 		ढक्कनो
ḍhakkano

References edit

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