धिक्कार

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धिक्कार (dhikkāra).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱɪk.kɑːɾ/, [d̪ʱɪk̚.käːɾ]

Noun

धिक्कार • (dhikkār) m (Urdu spelling دھِکّار)

censure; curse; opprobrium, condemnation

Declension

Declension of *धिक्कार* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	धिक्कार dhikkār	धिक्कार dhikkār
oblique	धिक्कार dhikkār	धिक्कारों dhikkārõ
vocative	धिक्कार dhikkār	धिक्कारो dhikkāro

References

Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “धिक्कार”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धिक्कार (dhikkāra).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d̪ʱik.kaɾ/

Noun

धिक्कार • (dhikkār) m

contemptuous treatment; disdainful rejection; scouting, flouting, hooting

Declension

Declension of धिक्कार (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	धिक्कार dhikkār
direct plural	धिक्कार dhikkār
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	धिक्कार dhikkār	धिक्कार dhikkār
oblique सामान्यरूप	धिक्कारा dhikkārā	धिक्कारां- dhikkārān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	धिक्काराला dhikkārālā	धिक्कारांना dhikkārānnā
ergative	धिक्काराने, धिक्कारानं dhikkārāne, dhikkārāna	धिक्कारांनी dhikkārānnī
instrumental	धिक्काराशी dhikkārāśī	धिक्कारांशी dhikkārānśī
locative सप्तमी	धिक्कारात dhikkārāt	धिक्कारांत dhikkārāt
vocative संबोधन	धिक्कारा dhikkārā	धिक्कारांनो dhikkārānno
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 धिक्कार (masc cons-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	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	धिक्काराचा dhikkārāċā	धिक्काराचे dhikkārāċe	धिक्काराची dhikkārācī	धिक्काराच्या dhikkārācā	धिक्काराचे, धिक्काराचं dhikkārāċe, dhikkārāċa	धिक्काराची dhikkārācī	धिक्काराच्या dhikkārācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	धिक्कारांचा dhikkārānċā	धिक्कारांचे dhikkārānċe	धिक्कारांची dhikkārāñcī	धिक्कारांच्या dhikkārāncā	धिक्कारांचे, धिक्कारांचं dhikkārānċe, dhikkārānċa	धिक्कारांची dhikkārāñcī	धिक्कारांच्या dhikkārāñcā
^* 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.

Newar

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धिक्कार (dhikkāra).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [dʱikkaɾə]

Adjective

धिक्कार • (dhikkāra) (Newa Spelling 𑐢𑐶𑐎𑑂𑐎𑐵𑐬)

vain, futile; contemptible

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ধিক্কাৰ (Assamese script)
ᬥᬶᬓ᭄ᬓᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
ধিক্কার (Bengali script)
𑰠𑰰𑰎𑰿𑰎𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀥𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
ဓိက္ကာရ (Burmese script)
ધિક્કાર (Gujarati script)
ਧਿਕ੍ਕਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌧𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
ꦣꦶꦏ꧀ꦏꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
𑂡𑂱𑂍𑂹𑂍𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
ಧಿಕ್ಕಾರ (Kannada script)
ធិក្ការ (Khmer script)
ຘິກ຺ກາຣ (Lao script)
ധിക്കാര (Malayalam script)
ᢡᡳᡬᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘠𑘱𑘎𑘿𑘎𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
ᢑᠾᠢᢉᢉᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧀𑧒𑦮𑧠𑦮𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
𑐢𑐶𑐎𑑂𑐎𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
ଧିକ୍କାର (Odia script)
ꢤꢶꢒ꣄ꢒꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
𑆣𑆴𑆑𑇀𑆑𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
𑖠𑖰𑖎𑖿𑖎𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
ධික‍්කාර (Sinhalese script)
𑩮𑩑𑩜 𑪙𑩜𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
𑚜𑚮𑚊𑚶𑚊𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
தி⁴க்கார (Tamil script)
ధిక్కార (Telugu script)
ธิกฺการ (Thai script)
དྷི་ཀྐཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
𑒡𑒱𑒏𑓂𑒏𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
𑨜𑨁𑨋𑩇𑨋𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit धिक् (dhik)

Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-der.

Sanskrit -कार (-kāra)

Sanskrit धिक्कार (dhikkāra)

From धिक् (dhik) + -कार (-kāra).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱik.kɑː.ɾɐ/, [dʱik̚.kɑː.ɾɐ]
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱik.kɑː.ɾɐ/, [d̪ʱik̚.kɑː.ɾɐ]

Noun

धिक्कार • (dhikkāra) stem, m

reproach, contempt, disregard

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of धिक्कार
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	धिक्कारः (dhikkāraḥ)	धिक्कारौ (dhikkārau) धिक्कारा¹ (dhikkārā¹)	धिक्काराः (dhikkārāḥ) धिक्कारासः¹ (dhikkārāsaḥ¹)
accusative	धिक्कारम् (dhikkāram)	धिक्कारौ (dhikkārau) धिक्कारा¹ (dhikkārā¹)	धिक्कारान् (dhikkārān)
instrumental	धिक्कारेण (dhikkāreṇa)	धिक्काराभ्याम् (dhikkārābhyām)	धिक्कारैः (dhikkāraiḥ) धिक्कारेभिः¹ (dhikkārebhiḥ¹)
dative	धिक्काराय (dhikkārāya)	धिक्काराभ्याम् (dhikkārābhyām)	धिक्कारेभ्यः (dhikkārebhyaḥ)
ablative	धिक्कारात् (dhikkārāt)	धिक्काराभ्याम् (dhikkārābhyām)	धिक्कारेभ्यः (dhikkārebhyaḥ)
genitive	धिक्कारस्य (dhikkārasya)	धिक्कारयोः (dhikkārayoḥ)	धिक्काराणाम् (dhikkārāṇām)
locative	धिक्कारे (dhikkāre)	धिक्कारयोः (dhikkārayoḥ)	धिक्कारेषु (dhikkāreṣu)
vocative	धिक्कार (dhikkāra)	धिक्कारौ (dhikkārau) धिक्कारा¹ (dhikkārā¹)	धिक्काराः (dhikkārāḥ) धिक्कारासः¹ (dhikkārāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Related terms

धिक्कृ (dhikkṛ, “to reproach”)
धिक्कृत (dhikkṛta, “reproached, cursed”)

Descendants

Prakrit: धिक्कार (dhikkāra) (see there for further descendants)
→ Bengali: ধিক্কার (dhikkar) (learned)
→ Hindi: धिक्कार (dhikkār), धिक्कारना (dhikkārnā, “to rebuke”)
→ Kannada: ಧಿಕ್ಕಾರ (dhikkāra) (learned)
→ Malayalam: ധിക്കാരം (dhikkāraṁ)
→ Marathi: धिक्कार (dhikkār) (learned)
→ Newar: धिक्कार (dhikkāra) (learned)
→ Sinhalese: ධික්කාර (dhikkāra) (learned)
→ Tamil: திக்காரம் (tikkāram)
→ Telugu: ధిక్కారం (dhikkāraṁ)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhikkāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press