ठक

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀞𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆 (*ṭhakk), ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare खट (khaṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʈʰək/, [ʈʰɐk]

Noun

ठक • (ṭhak) f

1. the sound of knocking or loud tapping

Declension

Declension of ठक (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ठक ṭhak	ठकें ṭhakẽ
oblique	ठक ṭhak	ठकों ṭhakõ
vocative	ठक ṭhak	ठको ṭhako

Derived terms

• ठक-ठक (ṭhak-ṭhak)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ठक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭhakk¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press