हाक

See also: हक़, हाकु, हीक, and हॉकी

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘮𑘰𑘎 (hāka), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (hakkā), from Sanskrit हक्क (hakka, “calling to an elephant”). Cognate with Gujarati હાંક (hā̃k), Hindustani ہَان٘ک (hā̃k) / हाँक (hā̃k).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦak/

Noun

हाक • (hāk) f

1. call, cry, shout

Derived terms

• हाक मारणे (hāk mārṇe, “to call”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “हाक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “हाक,_हांक”, 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) “हा(हां)क”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press