टखना
Hindi
Etymology
Ultimately from Sanskrit टङ्क (ṭaṅka). Doublet of टंक (ṭaṅk) and टाँग (ṭāṅg)
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʈəkʰ.nɑː/, [ʈɐkʰ.näː]
Noun
टखना • (ṭakhnā) m (Urdu spelling ٹکنا)
- (anatomy) ankle
- खेलने से मेरे टखने में बहुत दर्द हो गया है।
- khelne se mere ṭakhne mẽ bahut dard ho gayā hai.
- My ankle is hurting from all the playing I did.
- fetlock (the ankle of any domesticated mammal)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | टखना ṭakhnā |
टखने ṭakhne |
| oblique | टखने ṭakhne |
टखनों ṭakhnõ |
| vocative | टखने ṭakhne |
टखनो ṭakhno |
Synonyms
Further reading
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “टखना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “टखना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- “टखना”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.