ٹھکانا

Urdu

Etymology

Related to ٹھیک (ṭhīk). Cognate with Punjabi ਟਿਕਾਣਾ (ṭikāṇā) / ٹِکانا (ṭikānā), Gujarati ઠેકાણું (ṭhekāṇũ), Marathi ठिकाण (ṭhikāṇ), Bengali ঠিকানা (ṭhikana).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʈʰɪ.kɑː.nɑː/

Noun

ٹھکانا • (ṭhikānā) m (Hindi spelling ठिकाना)

1. abode, home, place; proper place
2. end, destination, goal
3. certainty, reliability

Declension

Declension of ٹھکانا
	singular	plural
direct	ٹھکانا (ṭhikānā)	ٹھکانے (ṭhikāne)
oblique	ٹھکانے (ṭhikāne)	ٹھکانوں (ṭhikānõ)
vocative	ٹھکانے (ṭhikāne)	ٹھکانو (ṭhikāno)

Descendants

• → Gulf Arabic: تكانة (tikāna)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭhīkka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press