ٹھکانا

Urdu

Etymology

Related to ٹھیک (ṭhīk). Cognate with Punjabi ਟਿਕਾਣਾ (ṭikāṇā) / ٹِکانا (ṭikānā), Gujarati ઠેકાણું (ṭhekāṇũ), Marathi ठिकाण (ṭhikāṇ), Bengali ঠিকানা (ṭhikana).

Pronunciation

Noun

ٹھکانا • (ṭhikānām (Hindi spelling ठिकाना)

  1. abode, home, place; proper place
  2. end, destination, goal
  3. certainty, reliability

Declension

Declension of ٹھکانا
singular plural
direct ٹھکانا (ṭhikānā) ٹھکانے (ṭhikāne)
oblique ٹھکانے (ṭhikāne) ٹھکانوں (ṭhikānõ)
vocative ٹھکانے (ṭhikāne) ٹھکانو (ṭhikāno)

Descendants

  • Gulf Arabic: تكانة (tikāna)

References