ठोकर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀞𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆 (*ṭhŏkk) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀭- (-ra-). Cognate with Punjabi ਠੋਕਰ (ṭhokar), Nepali ठोकर (ṭhokar), Gujarati ઠોકર (ṭhokar), Bengali ঠোকর (ṭhōkor), Marathi ठोकर (ṭhokar).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʈʰoː.kəɾ/, [ʈʰoː.kɐɾ]

Noun

ठोकर • (ṭhokar) f (Urdu spelling ٹھوکر)

1. striking, a blow

   ठोकर लगना ― ṭhokar lagnā ― to be hit, struck

2. an obstacle; stumbling

   ठोकर खाना ― ṭhokar khānā ― to meet an obstacle

Declension

Declension of ठोकर (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ठोकर ṭhokar	ठोकरें ṭhokarẽ
oblique	ठोकर ṭhokar	ठोकरों ṭhokarõ
vocative	ठोकर ṭhokar	ठोकरो ṭhokaro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ठोकर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭhōkk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press