دھکا

Urdu

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dhakk-. Compare Gujarati ધક્કો (dhakko), Bengali ধাক্কা (dhakka).

Noun

دھکا • (dhakkā) m (Hindi spelling धक्का)

  1. shove, push
  2. (figurative) misfortune, bad luck

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhakk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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