ठिठक

Hindi

Etymology

From the stem of ठिठकना (ṭhiṭhaknā, “to stop abruptly”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʈʰɪ.ʈʰək/, [ʈʰɪ.ʈʰɐk]

Noun

ठिठक • (ṭhiṭhak) f

1. hesitation, uncertainty

   Synonym: संकोच (saṅkoc)

Declension

Declension of ठिठक (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ठिठक ṭhiṭhak	ठिठकें ṭhiṭhakẽ
oblique	ठिठक ṭhiṭhak	ठिठकों ṭhiṭhakõ
vocative	ठिठक ṭhiṭhak	ठिठको ṭhiṭhako

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ठिठक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press