ठोकर
Hindi
editEtymology
editInherited from Sanskrit *ठोक्क् (ṭhokk) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀭- (-ra-). Cognate with Punjabi ਠੋਕਰ (ṭhokar), Nepali ठोकर (ṭhokar), Gujarati ઠોકર (ṭhokar), Bengali ঠোকর (ṭhōkor), Marathi ठोकर (ṭhokar).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editठोकर • (ṭhokar) f (Urdu spelling ٹھوکر)
- striking, a blow
- ठोकर लगना ― ṭhokar lagnā ― to be hit, struck
- an obstacle; stumbling
- ठोकर खाना ― ṭhokar khānā ― to meet an obstacle
Declension
editDeclension of ठोकर (fem cons-stem)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ठोकर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭhōkk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press