खटका

Hindi

Alternative forms

• खटक (khaṭak), खुटका (khuṭkā), खुटक (khuṭak)

Etymology

खटकना (khaṭaknā) +‎ -आ (-ā), ultimately of onomatopoeic origin, see खट (khaṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰəʈ.kɑː/, [kʰɐʈ.käː]

Noun

खटका • (khaṭkā) m (Urdu spelling کھٹکا)

1. the sound of knocking, rattling, &c.; sound of footsteps
2. device making such a sound
   1. a switch

      खटके को बंद करने से बत्ती बुझ गयी। ― khaṭke ko band karne se battī bujh gayī. ― the light went out from closing the switch.

   2. a bolt or catch (as of a door, a rifle)
   3. winder (of a watch)
   4. a scarecrow which is made to rattle by pulling a string
   5. (Hindustani Classical Music) ornament that involves performing a single note as a cluster of notes
3. unease (of mind)
   1. misgiving, scruple
   2. anxiety, care
   3. apprehension

Synonyms

• Synonyms: खुड़का (khuṛkā), खड़का (khaṛkā)

Derived terms

• खटका लगना (khaṭkā lagnā)

 

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “khatka”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “खटका”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “खटका”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.