थकना

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See also: थकान

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
थकना (thaknā)
थकाना (thakānā)
थकवाना (thakvānā)

Inherited from Apabhramsa थक्कइ (thakkaï),[1] from Prakrit 𑀣𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (thakkaï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀲𑁆𑀣𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀢𑀺 (*sthakkati, stop, halt), with further etymology unknown.[2] Some theories:

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪ʰək.nɑː/,

Verb

थकना (thaknā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling تَھکْنَا)

  1. to become tired, exhausted
    मैं फ़ुटबॉल खेलके थक गया।
    ma͠i fuṭbŏl khelke thak gayā.
    I became tired by playing football .

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References

  1. ^ Naresh Kumar (1975) “√थक्क”, in अपभ्रंश-हिंदी-कोश [apabhrañś-hindī-koś, Apabhraṁśa-Hindi Dictionary], Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India: Indo-Vision Private Limited
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sthakk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 792

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