तिनका

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀡 (tiṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-), from Sanskrit तृण (tṛ́ṇa). Doublet of तृण (tŕṇ).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɪn.kɑː/, [t̪ɪ̃n.käː]

Noun

तिनका • (tinkā) m (Urdu spelling تنکا)

straw (dried stalks of a grain)
Synonyms: पुआल (puāl), पराल (parāl), पराली (parālī)

Declension

Declension of *तिनका* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	तिनका tinkā	तिनके tinke
oblique	तिनके tinke	तिनकों tinkõ
vocative	तिनके tinke	तिनको tinko

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “तिनका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tŕ̊ṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press