Urdu

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हिक्का (hikkā). Doublet of ہِیک (hīk).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ہِکَّا (hikkāf (Hindi spelling हिक्का) (rare)

  1. hiccup
    Synonym: ہِچْکِی (hickī)

Declension

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    Declension of ہکا
singular plural
direct ہِکَّا (hikkā) ہِکَّائیں (hikkāẽ)
oblique ہِکَّا (hikkā) ہِکَّاؤں (hikkāõ)
vocative ہِکَّا (hikkā) ہِکَّاؤ (hikkāo)

References

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  • Platts, John T. (1884) “hikkā”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.