हीक

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हिक्का (hikkā). Doublet of हिक्का (hikkā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦiːk/

Noun

हीक • (hīk) f (Urdu spelling ہِیک)

1. hiccup

   Synonyms: हिचकी (hickī), (rare) हिक्का (hikkā)

Declension

Declension of हीक (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हीक hīk	हीकें hīkẽ
oblique	हीक hīk	हीकों hīkõ
vocative	हीक hīk	हीको hīko

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हीक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “हीक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “हीक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• হীক (Assamese script)
• ᬳᬷᬓ (Balinese script)
• হীক (Bengali script)
• 𑰮𑰱𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀳𑀻𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• ဟီက (Burmese script)
• હીક (Gujarati script)
• ਹੀਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌹𑍀𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ꦲꦷꦏ (Javanese script)
• 𑂯𑂲𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• ಹೀಕ (Kannada script)
• ហីក (Khmer script)
• ຫີກ (Lao script)
• ഹീക (Malayalam script)
• ᡥᡳᡳᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘮𑘲𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᠾᠢᠢᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧎𑧓𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐴𑐷𑐎 (Newa script)
• ହୀକ (Odia script)
• ꢲꢷꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆲𑆵𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖮𑖱𑖎 (Siddham script)
• හීක (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪂𑩑𑩛𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚩𑚯𑚊 (Takri script)
• ஹீக (Tamil script)
• హీక (Telugu script)
• หีก (Thai script)
• ཧཱི་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒯𑒲𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨱𑨁𑨊𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦiː.kɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɦiː.kɐ/

Noun

हीक • (hīka) stem, m

1. an evil spirit

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of हीक (hīka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	हीकः hīkaḥ	हीकौ / हीका¹ hīkau / hīkā¹	हीकाः / हीकासः¹ hīkāḥ / hīkāsaḥ¹
Vocative	हीक hīka	हीकौ / हीका¹ hīkau / hīkā¹	हीकाः / हीकासः¹ hīkāḥ / hīkāsaḥ¹
Accusative	हीकम् hīkam	हीकौ / हीका¹ hīkau / hīkā¹	हीकान् hīkān
Instrumental	हीकेन hīkena	हीकाभ्याम् hīkābhyām	हीकैः / हीकेभिः¹ hīkaiḥ / hīkebhiḥ¹
Dative	हीकाय hīkāya	हीकाभ्याम् hīkābhyām	हीकेभ्यः hīkebhyaḥ
Ablative	हीकात् hīkāt	हीकाभ्याम् hīkābhyām	हीकेभ्यः hīkebhyaḥ
Genitive	हीकस्य hīkasya	हीकयोः hīkayoḥ	हीकानाम् hīkānām
Locative	हीके hīke	हीकयोः hīkayoḥ	हीकेषु hīkeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “हीक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1300.