دھڑکن

Punjabi

Etymology

Related to دھڑکݨا (dhaṛaknā, to beat, throb), from Prakrit *𑀥𑀟𑁆 (*dhaḍ, beat) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-).

Pronunciation

Noun

دَھڑْکَݨ • (dhaṛkaṇf (Gurmukhi spelling ਧੜਕਣ)

  1. heartbeat; pulse; beating
  2. (figuratively) restlessness; uneasiness

Declension

Declension of دھڑکن
singular plural
direct دَھڑْکَݨ (dhaṛkaṇ) دَھڑْکَݨاں (dhaṛkaṇāṉ)
oblique دَھڑْکَݨ (dhaṛkaṇ) دَھڑْکَݨاں (dhaṛkaṇāṉ)
vocative دَھڑْکَݨے (dhaṛkaṇe) دَھڑْکَݨو (dhaṛkaṇo)
ablative دَھڑْکَݨوں (dhaṛkaṇoṉ) دَھڑْکَݨاں (dhaṛkaṇāṉ)
locative دَھڑْکَݨی (dhaṛkaṇī) دَھڑْکَݨِیں (dhaṛkaṇīṉ)
instrumental دَھڑْکَݨِیں (dhaṛkaṇīṉ) دَھڑْکَݨے (dhaṛkaṇe)

References

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

Urdu

Etymology

Related to دَھڑَکنا (dhaṛaknā, to beat, throb), from Prakrit *𑀥𑀟𑁆 (*dhaḍ, beat) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-).

Pronunciation

Noun

دَھڑْکَن • (dhaṛkanf (Hindi spelling धड़कन)

  1. heartbeat; pulse; beating

Declension

Declension of دھڑکن
singular plural
direct دَھڑْکَن (dhaṛkan) دَھڑْکَنیں (dhaṛkanẽ)
oblique دَھڑْکَن (dhaṛkan) دَھڑْکَنوں (dhaṛkanõ)
vocative دَھڑْکَن (dhaṛkan) دَھڑْکَنو (dhaṛkano)

References

  • دھڑکن”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • دھڑکن”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.