झटका

Hindi

Etymology

From झटकना (jhaṭaknā, “to jerk”) +‎ -आ (-ā). Compare Punjabi ਝਟਕਾ (càṭkā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱəʈ.kɑː/, [d͡ʒʱɐʈ.käː]

Noun

झटका • (jhaṭkā) m

1. jerk, sudden movement
2. twitch, spasm, convulsion
3. (figurative) blow, shock
4. (Hinduism, Sikhism) animal killed in accordance with jhatka

Declension

Declension of झटका (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	झटका jhaṭkā	झटके jhaṭke
oblique	झटके jhaṭke	झटकों jhaṭkõ
vocative	झटके jhaṭke	झटको jhaṭko

Descendants

• → Tamil: ஜட்கா (jaṭkā)

Adjective

झटका • (jhaṭkā)

1. (Hinduism, Sikhism) jhatka (of an animal, killed in one stroke)

Declension

Declension of झटका (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	झटका jhaṭkā	झटके jhaṭke	झटकी jhaṭkī	झटकी jhaṭkī
oblique	झटके jhaṭke	झटके jhaṭke	झटकी jhaṭkī	झटकी jhaṭkī
vocative	झटके jhaṭke	झटके jhaṭke	झटकी jhaṭkī	झटकी jhaṭkī

Marathi

Etymology

From झटकणे (j̈haṭakṇe, “to shake out, to brush off”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡zʱəʈ.ka/.

Noun

झटका • (j̈haṭkā) m

1. jerk, sudden movement
2. twitch, spasm, convulsion
3. (figurative) blow, shock
4. (Hinduism, Sikhism) animal killed in accordance with jhatka

Declension

Declension of झटका (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	झटका j̈haṭkā
direct plural	झटके j̈haṭke
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	झटका j̈haṭkā		झटके j̈haṭke
oblique सामान्यरूप	झटक्या j̈haṭkyā		झटक्यां- j̈haṭkyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	झटक्याला j̈haṭkyālā		झटक्यांना j̈haṭkyānnā
ergative	झटक्याने, झटक्यानं j̈haṭkyāne, j̈haṭkyāna		झटक्यांनी j̈haṭkyānnī
instrumental	झटक्याशी j̈haṭkyāśī		झटक्यांशी j̈haṭkyānśī
locative सप्तमी	झटक्यात j̈haṭkyāt		झटक्यांत j̈haṭkyāt
vocative संबोधन	झटक्या j̈haṭkyā		झटक्यांनो j̈haṭkyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of झटका (masc ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	झटक्याचा j̈haṭkyāċā	झटक्याचे j̈haṭkyāċe	झटक्याची j̈haṭkyācī	झटक्याच्या j̈haṭkyācā	झटक्याचे, झटक्याचं j̈haṭkyāċe, j̈haṭkyāċa	झटक्याची j̈haṭkyācī	झटक्याच्या j̈haṭkyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	झटक्यांचा j̈haṭkyānċā	झटक्यांचे j̈haṭkyānċe	झटक्यांची j̈haṭkyāñcī	झटक्यांच्या j̈haṭkyāncā	झटक्यांचे, झटक्यांचं j̈haṭkyānċe, j̈haṭkyānċa	झटक्यांची j̈haṭkyāñcī	झटक्यांच्या j̈haṭkyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• हृदयविकाराचा झटका (hrudayvikārāċā j̈haṭkā, “heart attack”)

Adjective

झटका • (jhaṭkā)

1. (Hinduism, Sikhism) jhatka (of an animal, killed in one stroke)