ٹھکانا
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Related to ٹھیک (ṭhīk). Cognate with Punjabi ਟਿਕਾਣਾ (ṭikāṇā) / ٹِکانا (ṭikānā), Gujarati ઠેકાણું (ṭhekāṇũ), Marathi ठिकाण (ṭhikāṇ), Bengali ঠিকানা (ṭhikana).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʈʰɪ.kɑː.nɑː/
Noun edit
ٹھکانا • (ṭhikānā) m (Hindi spelling ठिकाना)
Declension edit
| Declension of ٹھکانا | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | ٹھکانا (ṭhikānā) | ٹھکانے (ṭhikāne) |
| oblique | ٹھکانے (ṭhikāne) | ٹھکانوں (ṭhikānõ) |
| vocative | ٹھکانے (ṭhikāne) | ٹھکانو (ṭhikāno) |
Descendants edit
- → Gulf Arabic: تكانة (tikāna)
References edit
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭhīkka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press