ਠੀਕ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀞𑀻𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*ṭhīkka). Related to ਟਿਕਾਣਾ (ṭikāṇā). Cognate with Hindustani ٹِھیک (ṭhīk) / ठीक (ṭhīk), Gujarati ઠીક (ṭhīk), Sindhi ٺيِڪُ / ठीकु, Marathi ठीक (ṭhīk), Odia ଠିକ (ṭhikô), Bengali ঠিক (ṭhik).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

ਠੀਕ • (ṭhīk) (Shahmukhi spelling ٹِھیک)

1. okay, all right, right
2. correct, accurate, normal
3. well-fitting
4. appropriate, apposite, fit, proper, apt, suitable

Synonyms

• ਅੱਛਾ (acchā), ਸਹੀ (sahī), ਦਰੁਸਤ (darusat), ਮੁਨਾਸਬ (munāsab)

Adverb

ਠੀਕ • (ṭhīk) (Shahmukhi spelling ٹھيک)

1. OK, very well
2. yes, exactly

Derived terms

• ਠੀਕ ਠਾਕ (ṭhīk ṭhāk, “all right”, adverb)

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਠੀਕ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭhīkka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press