खटका
Hindi edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
खटकना (khaṭaknā) + -आ (-ā), ultimately of onomatopoeic origin, see खट (khaṭ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
खटका • (khaṭkā) m (Urdu spelling کھٹکا)
- the sound of knocking, rattling, &c.; sound of footsteps
- device making such a sound
- a switch
- खटके को बंद करने से बत्ती बुझ गयी। ― khaṭke ko band karne se battī bujh gayī. ― the light went out from closing the switch.
- a bolt or catch (as of a door, a rifle)
- winder (of a watch)
- a scarecrow which is made to rattle by pulling a string
- (Hindustani Classical Music) ornament that involves performing a single note as a cluster of notes
- a switch
- unease (of mind)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- खटका लगना (khaṭkā lagnā)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खटका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page khatka
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “खटका”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “खटका”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.