शिंक
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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘲𑘎 (sīka), 𑘭𑘲𑘽𑘎 (sīṃka), from Prakrit 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (chikkā), from Sanskrit onomatopoeic noun छिक्का (chikkā). Related to शिंकणे (śiṅkṇe).
Pronunciation
Noun
शिंक • (śiṅka) f
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “शिंक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 145
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शिंक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 787
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “शिंक”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2927.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chikkā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 276