टखना

Hindi

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit टङ्क (ṭaṅka). Doublet of टंक (ṭaṅk) and टाँग (ṭāṅg)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʈəkʰ.nɑː/, [ʈɐkʰ.näː]

Noun

टखना • (ṭakhnā) m (Urdu spelling ٹکنا)

1. (anatomy) ankle

   खेलने से मेरे टखने में बहुत दर्द हो गई है।

   khelne se mere ṭakhne mẽ bahut dard ho gaī hai.

   My ankle is hurting from all the playing I did.

2. fetlock (the ankle of any domesticated mammal)

Declension

Declension of टखना (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	टखना ṭakhnā	टखने ṭakhne
oblique	टखने ṭakhne	टखनों ṭakhnõ
vocative	टखने ṭakhne	टखनो ṭakhno

Synonyms

• गुल्फ (gulph)
• पादग्रंथि (pādagranthi)

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “टखना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “टखना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• “टखना”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.