हिक्का
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हिक्का (hikkā). Doublet of हीक (hīk).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦɪk.kɑː/, [ɦɪk̚.käː]
Noun
हिक्का • (hikkā) f (Urdu spelling ہِکَّا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | हिक्का hikkā |
हिक्काएँ hikkāẽ |
| oblique | हिक्का hikkā |
हिक्काओं hikkāõ |
| vocative | हिक्का hikkā |
हिक्काओ hikkāo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “हिक्का”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 5508
- Platts, John T. (1884) “हिक्का”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 1230
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- হিক্কা (Assamese script)
- ᬳᬶᬓ᭄ᬓᬵ (Balinese script)
- হিক্কা (Bengali script)
- 𑰮𑰰𑰎𑰿𑰎𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀳𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဟိက္ကာ (Burmese script)
- હિક્કા (Gujarati script)
- ਹਿਕ੍ਕਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌹𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌕𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦲꦶꦏ꧀ꦏꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂯𑂱𑂍𑂹𑂍𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಹಿಕ್ಕಾ (Kannada script)
- ហិក្កា (Khmer script)
- ຫິກ຺ກາ (Lao script)
- ഹിക്കാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡥᡳᡬᡬᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘮𑘱𑘎𑘿𑘎𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠾᠢᢉᢉᠠᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧎𑧒𑦮𑧠𑦮𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐴𑐶𑐎𑑂𑐎𑐵 (Newa script)
- ହିକ୍କା (Odia script)
- ꢲꢶꢒ꣄ꢒꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆲𑆴𑆑𑇀𑆑𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖮𑖰𑖎𑖿𑖎𑖯 (Siddham script)
- හික්කා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪂𑩑𑩜 𑪙𑩜𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚩𑚮𑚊𑚶𑚊𑚭 (Takri script)
- ஹிக்கா (Tamil script)
- హిక్కా (Telugu script)
- หิกฺกา (Thai script)
- ཧི་ཀྐཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒯𑒱𑒏𑓂𑒏𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨱𑨁𑨋𑩇𑨋𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root हिक्क् (hikk) + -आ (-ā), onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɦik.kɑː/, [ɦik̚.kɑː]
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɦik.kɑː/, [ɦik̚.kɑː]
Noun
हिक्का • (hikkā) stem, f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | हिक्का (hikkā) | हिक्के (hikke) | हिक्काः (hikkāḥ) |
| accusative | हिक्काम् (hikkām) | हिक्के (hikke) | हिक्काः (hikkāḥ) |
| instrumental | हिक्कया (hikkayā) हिक्का¹ (hikkā¹) |
हिक्काभ्याम् (hikkābhyām) | हिक्काभिः (hikkābhiḥ) |
| dative | हिक्कायै (hikkāyai) | हिक्काभ्याम् (hikkābhyām) | हिक्काभ्यः (hikkābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | हिक्कायाः (hikkāyāḥ) हिक्कायै² (hikkāyai²) |
हिक्काभ्याम् (hikkābhyām) | हिक्काभ्यः (hikkābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | हिक्कायाः (hikkāyāḥ) हिक्कायै² (hikkāyai²) |
हिक्कयोः (hikkayoḥ) | हिक्कानाम् (hikkānām) |
| locative | हिक्कायाम् (hikkāyām) | हिक्कयोः (hikkayoḥ) | हिक्कासु (hikkāsu) |
| vocative | हिक्के (hikke) | हिक्के (hikke) | हिक्काः (hikkāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Derived terms
- हिक्किका (hikkikā)
Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “हिक्का”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1298.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “hikkā”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1757
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hikkā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 814