ठिकाना

Hindi

Etymology

Cognate with Punjabi ਟਿਕਾਣਾ (ṭikāṇā), Gujarati ઠેકાણું (ṭhekāṇũ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʈʰɪ.kɑː.nɑː/, [ʈʰɪ.käː.näː]

Noun

ठिकाना • (ṭhikānā) m (Urdu spelling ٹھکانا)

1. abode, home, place; proper place

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   क्रांतिकारियों का अब कोई ठिकाना नहीं रहा।

   krāntikāriyõ kā ab koī ṭhikānā nahī̃ rahā.

   The revolutionaries do not have a base anymore.

   (deprecated template usage) प्राकृतिक ठिकाना ― prākŕtik ṭhikānā ― natural place

2. end, destination, goal

   (deprecated template usage) नाव ठिकाने लगी। ― nāv ṭhikāne lagī. ― The boat reached its destination.

3. certainty, reliability

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “ठिकाना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “ठिकाना”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.