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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian تَکْیَه (takya, “support, prop”). Compare Gujarati તકિયો (takiyo), Malayalam തക്യാവ് (takyāvŭ), Punjabi ਤਕੀਆ (takīā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪ə.kɪ.jɑː/,
Noun
तकिया • (takiyā) m (Urdu spelling تکیہ)
- pillow, cushion
- Synonyms: सिरहाना (sirhānā), मसनद (masnad), (rare) उपधान (updhān)
योगिनी ने एक बड़ा तकिया पाँव तले रख दिया- yoginī ne ek baṛā takiyā pā̃v tale rakh diyā
- Yogini put a big pillow under the feet
Declension
Declension of तकिया (masc ā-stem)
References
Nepali
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian تَکْیَه (takya).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Phonetic Devanagari: तकिया
Noun
तकिया • (takiyā)
- pillow
- Synonym: सिरानी (sirānī)
- cushion
- Synonym: चकटी (cakaṭī)
Further reading
- “तकिया”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “तकिया”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar