दुक्की

Hindi

Etymology

Probably formed from दो (do, “two”) on the basis of playing card forms like इक्का (ikkā) and छक्का (chakkā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊk.kiː/, [d̪ʊk̚.kiː]

Noun

दुक्की • (dukkī) f (Urdu spelling دکی)

1. (card games) a two

Declension

Declension of दुक्की (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दुक्की dukkī	दुक्कियाँ dukkiyā̃
oblique	दुक्की dukkī	दुक्कियों dukkiyõ
vocative	दुक्की dukkī	दुक्कियो dukkiyo

Coordinate terms

Playing cards in Hindi · ताश (tāś) (layout · text)
इक्का (ikkā)	दुक्की (dukkī)	तिक्की (tikkī)	चौका (caukā)	पंजा (pañjā)	छक्का (chakkā)	सत्ता (sattā)
अट्ठा (aṭṭhā)	नहला (nahlā)	दहला (dahlā)	ग़ुलाम (ġulām)	बेगम (begam)	बादशाह (bādśāh)	जोकर (jokar)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दुक्की”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha