ढक्कन
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit 𑀠𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀺𑀦𑀻 f (ḍhakkinī).[1] See also ढकना (ḍhaknā).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɖʱək.kən/, [ɖʱɐk̚.kɐ̃n]
- Rhymes: -ən
Noun
[edit]ढक्कन • (ḍhakkan) m (Urdu spelling ڈھکن)
- bottle cap or a cork to close a bottle
- lid
- cover
- इस टोकरी का ढक्कन हटाओ।
- is ṭokrī kā ḍhakkan haṭāo.
- Take the lid off this basket.
- (slang) an idiot
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ढक्कन ḍhakkan |
ढक्कन ḍhakkan |
| oblique | ढक्कन ḍhakkan |
ढक्कनों ḍhakkanõ |
| vocative | ढक्कन ḍhakkan |
ढक्कनो ḍhakkano |
References
[edit]- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ḍhakkiṇī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ढक्कन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “ढक्कन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha