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થાકવું

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Gujarati

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Etymology

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Inherited from Apabhramsa थक्कइ (thakkaï),[1] from Prakrit 𑀣𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (thakkaï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀲𑁆𑀣𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀢𑀺 (*sthakkati, stop, halt), with further etymology unknown.[2] Some theories:

Cognate with Kachchi થકણૂ (thakṇū).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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થાકવું (thākvũ) (intransitive)

  1. to become tired, exhausted

References

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  1. ^ Naresh Kumar (1975) “√थक्क”, in अपभ्रंश-हिंदी-कोश [apabhrañś-hindī-koś, Apabhraṁśa-Hindi Dictionary], Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India: Indo-Vision Private Limited
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sthakk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 792

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