hikkā

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• 𑀳𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• हिक्का (Devanagari script)
• হিক্কা (Bengali script)
• හික‍්කා (Sinhalese script)
• ဟိက္ကာ or ႁိၵ္ၵႃ or ႁိၵ်ၵႃ (Burmese script)
• หิกฺกา or หิกกา (Thai script)
• ᩉᩥᨠ᩠ᨠᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຫິກ຺ກາ or ຫິກກາ (Lao script)
• ហិក្កា (Khmer script)
• 𑄦𑄨𑄇𑄴𑄇𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit हिक्क् (hikk)

Sanskrit हिक्का (hikkā)

Pali hikkā

Inherited from Sanskrit हिक्का (hikkā). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀳𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (hikkā).

Noun

hikkā f

1. hiccup

Declension

Declension table of "hikkā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	hikkā	hikkāyo or hikkā
Accusative (second)	hikkaṃ	hikkāyo or hikkā
Instrumental (third)	hikkāya	hikkāhi or hikkābhi
Dative (fourth)	hikkāya	hikkānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	hikkāya	hikkāhi or hikkābhi
Genitive (sixth)	hikkāya	hikkānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	hikkāya or hikkāyaṃ	hikkāsu
Vocative (calling)	hikke	hikkāyo or hikkā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “hikkā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 731
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hikkā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 814