ठीक

See also: ठीकै, ठेका, and ठोक्

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀞𑀻𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*ṭhīkka), probably from [script needed] (*ṭhiakka-), from Sanskrit स्थित (sthita, “situated; firm”). Related to ठिकाना (ṭhikānā), and cognate with Punjabi ਠੀਕ (ṭhīk) / ٹھِیک (ṭhīk), Gujarati ઠીક (ṭhīk), Sindhi ٺيِڪُ / ठीकु, Marathi ठीक (ṭhīk), Odia ଠିକ (ṭhika), Bengali ঠিক (ṭhik), Assamese ঠিক (thik).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʈʰiːk/

Adjective

ठीक • (ṭhīk) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ٹِھیک)

1. right, correct, accurate, appropriate, proper

   अपनी ग़लतियाँ झट से ठीक करना चाहिए।

   apnī ġaltiyā̃ jhaṭ se ṭhīk karnā cāhie.

   You should quickly correct your mistakes.

2. good, okay, fine

   हाँ, मैं ठीक हूँ। ― hā̃, ma͠i ṭhīk hū̃. ― Yes, I'm fine.

3. immediate; very close, direct, or adjacent

Derived terms

• ठीक होना (ṭhīk honā, “to be good, correct”)
• ठीक-ठाक (ṭhīk-ṭhāk)

Adverb

ठीक • (ṭhīk) (Urdu spelling ٹِھیک)

1. exactly
2. precisely
3. rightly
4. well

Synonyms

• सही (sahī)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “ṭhīk”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ठीक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭhīkka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀞𑀻𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*ṭhīkka). Related to ठिकाण (ṭhikāṇ). Cognate with Gujarati ઠીક (ṭhīk), Hindustani ٹِھیک (ṭhīk) / ठीक (ṭhīk), Sindhi ٺيِڪُ / ठीकु, Punjabi ਠੀਕ (ṭhīk) / ٹھِیک (ṭhīk), Odia ଠିକ (ṭhika), Bengali ঠিক (ṭhik).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʈʰik/, [ʈʰiːk]

Adjective

ठीक • (ṭhīk)

1. correct, all right, okay

Adverb

ठीक • (ṭhīk)

1. well, correctly

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “ठीक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ठीक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “ठीक”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭhīkka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ठीक (ṭhīk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʈʰik]
• Phonetic Devanagari: ठिक्

Adjective

ठीक • (ṭhīk)

1. correct, right
2. okay, good

Adverb

ठीक • (ṭhīk)

1. exactly, precisely

References

• “ठीक”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “ठीक”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar