ठिंगना
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀞𑀺𑀁𑀕 (*ṭhiṃga). Compare Punjabi ਠਿਗਣਾ (ṭhigṇā) / ٹھِگݨا (ṭhigṇā), Gujarati ઠીંગણું (ṭhī̃gṇũ), Marathi ठेंगणे (ṭheṅgṇe).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʈʰɪ̃ɡ.nɑː/, [ʈʰɪ̃ɡ.näː]
Adjective
ठिंगना • (ṭhĩgnā) (Urdu spelling ٹِھنْگنا)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| direct | ठिंगना ṭhiṅgnā |
ठिंगने ṭhiṅgne |
ठिंगनी ṭhiṅgnī |
ठिंगनी ṭhiṅgnī |
| oblique | ठिंगने ṭhiṅgne |
ठिंगने ṭhiṅgne |
ठिंगनी ṭhiṅgnī |
ठिंगनी ṭhiṅgnī |
| vocative | ठिंगने ṭhiṅgne |
ठिंगने ṭhiṅgne |
ठिंगनी ṭhiṅgnī |
ठिंगनी ṭhiṅgnī |
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ठिंगना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 412
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭhiṅga2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 307