ठिकाना
Hindi
Etymology
Cognate with Punjabi ਟਿਕਾਣਾ (ṭikāṇā), Gujarati ઠેકાણું (ṭhekāṇũ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ठिकाना • (ṭhikānā) m (Urdu spelling ٹھکانا)
- abode, home, place; proper place
- (deprecated template usage) 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
- (deprecated template usage)
- end, destination, goal
- (deprecated template usage) नाव ठिकाने लगी। ― nāv ṭhikāne lagī. ― The boat reached its destination.
- certainty, reliability
Declension
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.