تھک

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (thukka), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*thukka). Compare Urdu تُھوک (thūk).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰʊkː(ə̆)/
Audio (India): (file)

Noun

تُھکّ • (thukk) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਥੁੱਕ)

spit
saliva

Declension

Declension of **تھک**
	singular	plural
direct	تُھکّ (thukk)	تُھکّ (thukk)
oblique	تُھکّ (thukk)	تُھکّاں (thukkāṉ)
vocative	تُھکّا (thukkā)	تُھکّو (thukko)
ablative	تُھکّوں (thukkoṉ)	تُھکّاں (thukkāṉ)
locative	تُھکّے (thukke)	تُھکِّیں (thukkiīṉ)
instrumental	تُھکّوں (thukkoṉ)	–

References

“تھک”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “تھک”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz