तिक्की

Hindi

Etymology

Probably formed from तीन (tīn, “three”) on the basis of playing card forms like इक्का (ikkā) and छक्का (chakkā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɪk.kiː/, [t̪ɪk̚.kiː]

Noun

तिक्की • (tikkī) f (Urdu spelling تکی)

1. (card games) a three

Declension

Declension of तिक्की (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तिक्की tikkī	तिक्कियाँ tikkiyā̃
oblique	तिक्की tikkī	तिक्कियों tikkiyõ
vocative	तिक्की tikkī	तिक्कियो tikkiyo

Coordinate terms

Playing cards in Hindi · ताश (tāś) (layout · text)
इक्का (ikkā)	दुक्की (dukkī)	तिक्की (tikkī)	चौका (caukā)	पंजा (pañjā)	छक्का (chakkā)	सत्ता (sattā)
अट्ठा (aṭṭhā)	नहला (nahlā)	दहला (dahlā)	ग़ुलाम (ġulām)	बेगम (begam)	बादशाह (bādśāh)	जोकर (jokar)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “तिक्की”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha