हिचकी

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

From हिचकना (hicaknā) +‎ -ई (-ī), which is from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀳𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑁆 (*hicc).

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦɪt͡ʃ.kiː/

Noun edit

हिचकी • (hickī) f (Urdu spelling ہِچْکِی)

a hiccup
Synonyms: (rare) हिक्का (hikkā), हीक (hīk)
(figurative) an annoyance

Declension edit

Declension of हिचकी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हिचकी hickī	हिचकियाँ hickiyā̃
oblique	हिचकी hickī	हिचकियों hickiyõ
vocative	हिचकी hickī	हिचकियो hickiyo

References edit

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हिचकी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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