दुक्की
Appearance
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably formed from दो (do, “two”) on the basis of playing card forms like इक्का (ikkā) and छक्का (chakkā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]दुक्की • (dukkī) f (Urdu spelling دکی)
- (card games) a two
Declension
[edit]Declension of दुक्की (fem ī-stem)
Coordinate terms
[edit]Playing cards in Hindi · ताश (tāś) (layout · text) | ||||||
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इक्का (ikkā) | दुक्की (dukkī) | तिक्की (tikkī) | चौका (caukā) | पंजा (pañjā) | छक्का (chakkā) | सत्ता (sattā) |
अट्ठा (aṭṭhā) | नहला (nahlā) | दहला (dahlā) | ग़ुलाम (ġulām) | रानी (rānī) बेगम (begam) |
राजा (rājā) बादशाह (bādśāh) |
जोकर (jokar) |
References
[edit]- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दुक्की”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha