ہچکی

Urdu

Etymology

Derived from the verb ہِچَکْنَا (hicaknā), which is from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀳𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑁆 (*hicc).

Pronunciation

Noun

ہِچْکِی • (hickī) f (Hindi spelling हिचकी)

  1. a hiccup
    Synonym: (rare) ہِکَّا (hikkā)
  2. (figurative) an annoyance

Declension

Declension of ہچکی
singular plural
direct ہِچْکِی (hickī) ہِچْکِِیاں (hickiyā̃)
oblique ہِچْکِی (hickī) ہِچْکِِیوں (hickiyō̃)
vocative ہِچْکِی (hickī) ہِچْکِِیو (hickiyō)

References

  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “ہچکی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
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