ठेका

See also: ठोका

Hindi

Etymology

Deverbal from ठेकना (ṭheknā, “to take help”)

Cognate with Gujarati ઠેકો (ṭheko), Marathi ठेका (ṭhekā), Punjabi ਠੇਕਾ (ṭhekā) / ٹھیکہ (ṭhekh), Sindhi ٺيڪو / ठेको.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʈʰeː.kɑː/, [ʈʰeː.käː]

Noun

ठेका • (ṭhekā) m (Urdu spelling ٹھیکا)

1. (finance) contract
2. (Hindustani classical music) a theka
3. an alcohol shop

   शराब का ठेका ― śarāb kā ṭhekā ― alcohol shop

Declension

Declension of ठेका (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ठेका ṭhekā	ठेके ṭheke
oblique	ठेके ṭheke	ठेकों ṭhekõ
vocative	ठेके ṭheke	ठेको ṭheko

Derived terms

• ठेकेदार (ṭhekedār)

 

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ठेका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭhēkk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Cognate with Gujarati ઠેકો (ṭheko), Hindi ठेका (ṭhekā), Punjabi ਠੇਕਾ (ṭhekā) / ٹھیکہ (ṭhekh), Sindhi ٺيڪو / ठेको.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʈʰe.ka/

Noun

ठेका • (ṭhekā) m

1. (finance) contract

   Synonym: कंत्राट (kantrāṭ)

2. (music) beat, rhythm

Declension

Declension of ठेका (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	ठेका ṭhekā
direct plural	ठेके ṭheke
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	ठेका ṭhekā		ठेके ṭheke
oblique सामान्यरूप	ठेक्या ṭhekyā		ठेक्यां- ṭhekyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	ठेक्याला ṭhekyālā		ठेक्यांना ṭhekyānnā
ergative	ठेक्याने, ठेक्यानं ṭhekyāne, ṭhekyāna		ठेक्यांनी ṭhekyānnī
instrumental	ठेक्याशी ṭhekyāśī		ठेक्यांशी ṭhekyānśī
locative सप्तमी	ठेक्यात ṭhekyāt		ठेक्यांत ṭhekyāt
vocative संबोधन	ठेक्या ṭhekyā		ठेक्यांनो ṭhekyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of ठेका (masc ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	ठेक्याचा ṭhekyāċā	ठेक्याचे ṭhekyāċe	ठेक्याची ṭhekyācī	ठेक्याच्या ṭhekyācā	ठेक्याचे, ठेक्याचं ṭhekyāċe, ṭhekyāċa	ठेक्याची ṭhekyācī	ठेक्याच्या ṭhekyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	ठेक्यांचा ṭhekyānċā	ठेक्यांचे ṭhekyānċe	ठेक्यांची ṭhekyāñcī	ठेक्यांच्या ṭhekyāncā	ठेक्यांचे, ठेक्यांचं ṭhekyānċe, ṭhekyānċa	ठेक्यांची ṭhekyāñcī	ठेक्यांच्या ṭhekyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• ठेकेदार (ṭhekedār, “contractor”)

 

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “ठेका”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ठेका”, 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) “ठेका”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭhēkk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press