ہانک

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Urdu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit हक्क (hakka, calling to an elephant). Cognate with Gujarati હાંક (hā̃k), Marathi हाक (hāk).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ہَان٘ک (hā̃kf (Hindi spelling हाँक)

  1. calling aloud, bawling
  2. driving off or away (by shouting or bawling)

Declension[edit]

Declension of ہانک
singular plural
direct ہَان٘ک (hā̃k) ہَان٘کیں (hā̃kẽ)
oblique ہَان٘ک (hā̃k) ہَان٘کوں (hā̃kõ)
vocative ہَان٘ک (hā̃k) ہَان٘کو (hā̃ko)

References[edit]

  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “ہانکنا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “hāṅk”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press