दुक्की

Hindi

Etymology

Probably formed from दो (do, “two”) on the basis of playing card forms like इक्का (ikkā) and छक्का (chakkā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊk.kiː/, [d̪ʊk̚.kiː]

Noun

दुक्की • (dukkī) f (Urdu spelling دکی)

1. (card games) a two

Declension

Declension of दुक्की (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दुक्की dukkī	दुक्कियाँ dukkiyā̃
oblique	दुक्की dukkī	दुक्कियों dukkiyõ
vocative	दुक्की dukkī	दुक्कियो dukkiyo

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)	रानी (rānī) बेगम (begam)	राजा (rājā) बादशाह (bādśāh)	जोकर (jokar)

References

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