तिनका

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀡 (tiṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-), from Sanskrit तृण (tṛ́ṇa). Doublet of तृण (tŕṇ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɪn.kɑː/, [t̪ɪ̃n.käː]

Noun

तिनका • (tinkā) m (Urdu spelling تنکا)

1. straw (dried stalks of a grain)

   Synonyms: पुआल (puāl), पराल (parāl), पराली (parālī)

Declension

Declension of तिनका (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तिनका tinkā	तिनके tinke
oblique	तिनके tinke	तिनकों tinkõ
vocative	तिनके tinke	तिनको tinko

References

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