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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (chikkā), from Sanskrit छिक्का (chikkā, onomatopoeia). Doublet of छिक्का (chikkā).
Pronunciation
Noun
छींक • (chī̃k) f (Urdu spelling چھین٘ک)
- a sneeze
- Synonyms: क्षुत (kṣut), क्षुत् (kṣut), क्षुति (kṣuti), छिक्का (chikkā)
Declension
Declension of छींक (fem cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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छींक
chī̃k
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छींकें
chī̃kẽ
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| oblique
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छींक
chī̃k
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छींकों
chī̃kõ
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| vocative
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छींक
chī̃k
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छींको
chī̃ko
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Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “छीँक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1642
- Platts, John T. (1884) “छींक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chī˜k”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छींक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- “چھین٘ک”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.