ढक्कन
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀠𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀺𑀦𑀻 f (ḍhakkinī).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ढक्कन • (ḍhakkan) m (Urdu spelling ڈھکن)
- bottle cap or a cork to close a bottle
- lid
- cover
- इस टोकरी का ढक्कन हटाओ। ― is ṭokrī kā ḍhakkan haṭāo. ― Take the lid off this basket.
- (slang) an idiot
Declension[edit]
Declension of ढक्कन (masc cons-stem)
References[edit]
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍhakkiṇī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ढक्कन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ढक्कन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha