धक्का

Hindi

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dhakk-. Compare Gujarati ધક્કો (dhakko), Bengali ধাক্কা (dhakka).

Noun

धक्का • (dhakkā) m

1. shove, push

   Synonym: धकेलना (dhakelnā, verb)

   धक्का देना ― dhakkā denā ― to shove

   धक्का लगना ― dhakkā lagnā ― to be shoved

2. (figurative) misfortune, bad luck

   धक्का खाना ― dhakkā khānā ― to receive bad luck

Declension

Declension of धक्का (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धक्का dhakkā	धक्के dhakke
oblique	धक्के dhakke	धक्कों dhakkõ
vocative	धक्के dhakke	धक्को dhakko

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhakk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dhakk-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ʱək.ka/

Noun

धक्का • (dhakkā) m

1. push, shove
2. jolt, shock
3. (figuratively) misfortune

Declension

Declension of धक्का (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	धक्का dhakkā
direct plural	धक्के dhakke
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	धक्का dhakkā		धक्के dhakke
oblique सामान्यरूप	धक्क्या dhakkyā		धक्क्यां- dhakkyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	धक्क्याला dhakkyālā		धक्क्यांना dhakkyānnā
ergative	धक्क्याने, धक्क्यानं dhakkyāne, dhakkyāna		धक्क्यांनी dhakkyānnī
instrumental	धक्क्याशी dhakkyāśī		धक्क्यांशी dhakkyānśī
locative सप्तमी	धक्क्यात dhakkyāt		धक्क्यांत dhakkyāt
vocative संबोधन	धक्क्या dhakkyā		धक्क्यांनो dhakkyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of धक्का (masc ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	धक्क्याचा dhakkyāċā	धक्क्याचे dhakkyāċe	धक्क्याची dhakkyācī	धक्क्याच्या dhakkyācā	धक्क्याचे, धक्क्याचं dhakkyāċe, dhakkyāċa	धक्क्याची dhakkyācī	धक्क्याच्या dhakkyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	धक्क्यांचा dhakkyānċā	धक्क्यांचे dhakkyānċe	धक्क्यांची dhakkyāñcī	धक्क्यांच्या dhakkyāncā	धक्क्यांचे, धक्क्यांचं dhakkyānċe, dhakkyānċa	धक्क्यांची dhakkyāñcī	धक्क्यांच्या dhakkyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• धक्कादायक (dhakkādāyak, “shocking”)

 

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “धक्का”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “धका”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhakk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press