ठेका
See also: ठोका
Hindi
Etymology
Deverbal from ठेकना (ṭheknā, “to take help”)
Cognate with Gujarati ઠેકો (ṭheko), Marathi ठेका (ṭhekā), Punjabi ਠੇਕਾ (ṭhekā) / ٹھیکہ (ṭhekh), Sindhi ٺيڪو / ठेको.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʈʰeː.kɑː/, [ʈʰeː.käː]
Noun
ठेका • (ṭhekā) m (Urdu spelling ٹھیکا)
- (finance) contract
- (Hindustani classical music) a theka
- an alcohol shop
- शराब का ठेका ― śarāb kā ṭhekā ― alcohol shop
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ठेका ṭhekā |
ठेके ṭheke |
| oblique | ठेके ṭheke |
ठेकों ṭhekõ |
| vocative | ठेके ṭheke |
ठेको ṭheko |
Derived terms
- ठेकेदार (ṭhekedār)
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ठेका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭhēkk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Cognate with Gujarati ઠેકો (ṭheko), Hindi ठेका (ṭhekā), Punjabi ਠੇਕਾ (ṭhekā) / ٹھیکہ (ṭhekh), Sindhi ٺيڪو / ठेको.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʈʰe.ka/
Noun
ठेका • (ṭhekā) m
Declension
| Declension of ठेका (masc ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
ठेका ṭhekā | ||
| direct plural |
ठेके ṭheke | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
ठेका ṭhekā |
ठेके ṭheke | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
ठेक्या ṭhekyā |
ठेक्यां- ṭhekyān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
ठेक्याला ṭhekyālā |
ठेक्यांना ṭhekyānnā | |
| ergative | ठेक्याने, ठेक्यानं ṭhekyāne, ṭhekyāna |
ठेक्यांनी ṭhekyānnī | |
| instrumental | ठेक्याशी ṭhekyāśī |
ठेक्यांशी ṭhekyānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
ठेक्यात ṭhekyāt |
ठेक्यांत ṭhekyāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
ठेक्या ṭhekyā |
ठेक्यांनो ṭhekyānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of ठेका (masc ā-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
|||
| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
ठेक्याचा ṭhekyāċā |
ठेक्याचे ṭhekyāċe |
ठेक्याची ṭhekyācī |
ठेक्याच्या ṭhekyācā |
ठेक्याचे, ठेक्याचं ṭhekyāċe, ṭhekyāċa |
ठेक्याची ṭhekyācī |
ठेक्याच्या ṭhekyācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
ठेक्यांचा ṭhekyānċā |
ठेक्यांचे ṭhekyānċe |
ठेक्यांची ṭhekyāñcī |
ठेक्यांच्या ṭhekyāncā |
ठेक्यांचे, ठेक्यांचं ṭhekyānċe, ṭhekyānċa |
ठेक्यांची ṭhekyāñcī |
ठेक्यांच्या ṭhekyāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Derived terms
- ठेकेदार (ṭhekedār, “contractor”)
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “ठेका”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ठेका”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “ठेका”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭhēkk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press