ठिकाना
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Hindi
Etymology
Related to ठीक (ṭhīk). Cognate with Punjabi ਟਿਕਾਣਾ (ṭikāṇā) / ٹِکانا (ṭikānā), Gujarati ઠેકાણું (ṭhekāṇũ), Marathi ठिकाण (ṭhikāṇ), Bengali ঠিকানা (ṭhikana).
Pronunciation
Noun
ठिकाना • (ṭhikānā) m (Urdu spelling ٹِھکَانَا)
- abode, home, place; proper place
- क्रांतिकारियों का अब कोई ठिकाना नहीं रहा।
- krāntikāriyõ kā ab koī ṭhikānā nahī̃ rahā.
- The revolutionaries do not have a base anymore.
- प्राकृतिक ठिकाना ― prākŕtik ṭhikānā ― natural place
- end, destination, goal
- नाव ठिकाने लगी। ― nāv ṭhikāne lagī. ― The boat reached its destination.
- certainty, reliability
Declension
Declension of ठिकाना (masc ā-stem)
Descendants
- → Gulf Arabic: تكانة (tikāna)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “ठिकाना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “ठिकाना”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ठिकाना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭhīkka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press