Hindi

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
टिकना (ṭiknā)
टिकाना (ṭikānā)
टिकवाना (ṭikvānā)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀝𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆- (*ṭikk-). Cognate to Punjabi ਟਿਕਣਾ (ṭikṇā), Gujarati ટકવું (ṭakvũ), Nepali टिक्नु (ṭiknu), Marathi टिकणे (ṭikṇe), Bengali টিকা (ṭika).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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टिकना (ṭiknā) (intransitive)

  1. to last, go on
    यहाँ मेरी नौकरी सिर्फ़ दो साल टिकी थी।
    yahā̃ merī naukrī sirf do sāl ṭikī thī.
    My job here lasted only two years.
  2. to function, work
    Synonym: चलना (calnā)
  3. to be focused on, fixated

Conjugation

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References

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṭakk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press