धमकी
See also: धमाका
Hindi
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Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *धम्मक्क (dhammakka) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱəm.kiː/, [d̪ʱɐ̃m.kiː]
Noun
[edit]धमकी • (dhamkī) f
- threat
- मैं तुम्हारी धमकियों से डरता नहीं हूँ।
- ma͠i tumhārī dhamkiyõ se ḍartā nahī̃ hū̃.
- I am not afraid of your threats.
- धमकी देना ― dhamkī denā ― to threaten
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | धमकी dhamkī |
धमकियाँ dhamkiyā̃ |
| oblique | धमकी dhamkī |
धमकियों dhamkiyõ |
| vocative | धमकी dhamkī |
धमकियो dhamkiyo |
Related terms
[edit]- धमकाना (dhamkānā, “to threaten”)
References
[edit]- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “धमकी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2428
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “धमकी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 337
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “धमकी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 523
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “धमकी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 327.