छींक

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (chikkā), from Sanskrit छिक्का (chikkā, onomatopoeia). Doublet of छिक्का (chikkā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰĩːk/

Noun

छींक • (chī̃k) f (Urdu spelling چھین٘ک)

1. a sneeze

   Synonyms: क्षुत (kṣut), क्षुत् (kṣut), क्षुति (kṣuti), छिक्का (chikkā)

Declension

Declension of छींक (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छींक chī̃k	छींकें chī̃kẽ
oblique	छींक chī̃k	छींकों chī̃kõ
vocative	छींक chī̃k	छींको chī̃ko

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “छीँक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1642
• Platts, John T. (1884) “छींक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chī˜k”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छींक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• “چھین٘ک”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.