टक्कर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan, whence Punjabi ਟੱਕਰ (ṭakkar) / ٹَکَّر (ṭakkar), from Prakrit 𑀝𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭 m (ṭakkara), from Sanskrit टक्करा f (ṭakkarā, “a blow on the head”), or partially adapted from the Sanskrit word. Cognate with Gujarati ટક્કર (ṭakkar), Marathi टक्कर (ṭakkar), Bengali টক্কর (ṭokkor).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʈək.kəɾ/, [ʈɐk̚.kɐɾ]
• Rhymes: -ər, -əkkəɾ

Noun

टक्कर • (ṭakkar) f (Urdu spelling ٹَکَّر)

1. crash, collision (impact between two objects)

   टक्कर मारना ― ṭakkar mārnā ― to collide

   टक्कर खाना ― ṭakkar khānā ― to be impacted

2. confrontation, clash

Declension

Declension of टक्कर (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	टक्कर ṭakkar	टक्करें ṭakkarẽ
oblique	टक्कर ṭakkar	टक्करों ṭakkarõ
vocative	टक्कर ṭakkar	टक्करो ṭakkaro

Derived terms

• टकराना (ṭakrānā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “टक्कर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “टक्कर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṭakkarā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀝𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭 (ṭakkara). Cognate with Gujarati ટક્કર (ṭakkar), Hindustani ٹَکَّر (ṭakkar) / टक्कर (ṭakkar), Punjabi ਟੱਕਰ (ṭakkar) / ٹَکَّر (ṭakkar), Bengali টক্কর (ṭokkor).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʈək.kəɾ/

Noun

टक्कर • (ṭakkar) f

1. collision, clash, butt (a push, thrust or sudden blow)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “टक्कर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “टक्कर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “टक्कर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṭakkarā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press