ढक्कन
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀠𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀺𑀦𑀻 f (ḍhakkinī).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɖʱək.kən/, [ɖʱɐk̚.kɐ̃n]
Noun
ढक्कन • (ḍhakkan) m (Urdu spelling ڈھکن)
- bottle cap or a cork to close a bottle
- lid
- cover
- इस टोकरी का ढक्कन हटाओ।
- is ṭokrī kā ḍhakkan haṭāo.
- Take the lid off this basket.
- (slang) an idiot
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ढक्कन ḍhakkan |
ढक्कन ḍhakkan |
| oblique | ढक्कन ḍhakkan |
ढक्कनों ḍhakkanõ |
| vocative | ढक्कन ḍhakkan |
ढक्कनो ḍhakkano |
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍhakkiṇī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ढक्कन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ढक्कन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha