ठोकना

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Hindi

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Hindi verb set
ठुकना (ṭhuknā)
ठोकना (ṭhoknā)
ठुकवाना (ṭhukvānā)

Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀞𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀤𑀺 (*ṭhokkadi), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀞𑁄𑀓𑀢𑀺 (*ṭhokati). Cognate with Punjabi ਠੋਕਣਾ (ṭhokṇā), Gujarati ઠોકવું (ṭhokvũ), Sindhi ٺوڪَڻُ / ठोकणु, Marathi ठोकणे (ṭhokṇe), Odia ଠୁକିବା (ṭhukiba), Bengali ঠোকা (ṭhōka) / ঠুকা (ṭhuka), Nepali ठोक्नु (ṭhoknu).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ठोकना (ṭhoknā) (transitive, Urdu spelling ٹھوکنا)

  1. to hammer, drive
    सोने को ठोकनाsone ko ṭhoknāto smith gold
  2. to score
  3. to strike, hit, beat

Conjugation

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Alternative forms

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Descendants

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  • English: toco

References

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  1. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ठोकना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha