हिचकी

Hindi

Etymology

From हिचकना (hicaknā) +‎ -ई (-ī), which is from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀳𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑁆 (*hicc).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦɪt͡ʃ.kiː/

Noun

हिचकी • (hickī) f (Urdu spelling ہِچْکِی)

1. a hiccup

   Synonyms: (rare) हिक्का (hikkā), हीक (hīk)

2. (figurative) an annoyance

Declension

Declension of हिचकी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हिचकी hickī	हिचकियाँ hickiyā̃
oblique	हिचकी hickī	हिचकियों hickiyõ
vocative	हिचकी hickī	हिचकियो hickiyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हिचकी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press