टिकाऊ

Hindi

Etymology

टिकना (ṭiknā) +‎ -आऊ (-āū).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʈɪ.kɑː.uː/, [ʈɪ.käː.uː]

Adjective

टिकाऊ • (ṭikāū) (indeclinable)

1. firm, steady, secure, stable

   Synonyms: मज़बूत (mazbūt), स्थिर (sthir)

2. durable, tough

Derived terms

• टिकाऊपन (ṭikāūpan)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “टिकाऊ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 400

Marathi

FWOTD – 19 November 2017

Etymology

टिकणे (ṭikṇe) +‎ -आऊ (-āū).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʈi.kau/, [ʈi.kauː]

Adjective

टिकाऊ • (ṭikāū)

1. durable, lasting
   • 2015 March 16, chapter 1, in Atlas Shrugged (Marathi)‎^[1], Diamond Publications:

     [रीअर्डन मेटल] पोलादपेक्षा स्वस्त आहे आणि इतर कुठल्याही धातूपेक्षा अधिक टिकाऊ आहे.

     [rīarḍan meṭal] polādpekṣā svasta āhe āṇi itar kuṭhalyāhī dhātūpekṣā adhik ṭikāū āhe.

     "[Rearden Metal] is tougher than steel, cheaper than steel and more durable than any metal."

See also

• टिकाव (ṭikāv, “endurance, continuance”) (noun form)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “टिकाऊ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “टिकाऊ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “टिकाऊ”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “टिकाऊ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).