ہچکی

Urdu

Etymology

Derived from the verb ہِچَکْنَا (hicaknā), which is from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀳𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑁆 (*hicc).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɪt͡ʃ.kiː/

Noun

ہِچْکِی • (hickī) f (Hindi spelling हिचकी)

1. a hiccup

   Synonym: (rare) ہِکَّا (hikkā)

2. (figurative) an annoyance

Declension

Declension of ہچکی
	singular	plural
direct	ہِچْکِی (hickī)	ہِچْکِیاں (hickiyā̃)
oblique	ہِچْکِی (hickī)	ہِچْکِیوں (hickiyō̃)
vocative	ہِچْکِی (hickī)	ہِچْکِیو (hickiyō)

References

• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “ہچکی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.