इक्का
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀇𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ikka) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit एक (eka), but influenced by Northwestern Indo-Aryan, for which compare Punjabi ਇੱਕਾ (ikkā). Doublet of एक (ek, “one”). Cognate with Nepali एक्का (ekkā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɪk.kɑː/, [ɪk̚.käː]
Noun
इक्का • (ikkā) m (Urdu spelling اکا)
- (card games) ace
- मेरे पास कोई भी इक्के नहीं है; मैं ज़रूर हारूँगा।
- mere pās koī bhī ikke nahī̃ hai; ma͠i zarūr hārūṅgā.
- I don't have any aces; I will surely lose.
Declension
Coordinate terms
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| इक्का (ikkā) | दुक्की (dukkī) | तिक्की (tikkī) | चौका (caukā) | पंजा (pañjā) | छक्का (chakkā) | सत्ता (sattā) |
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| अट्ठा (aṭṭhā) | नहला (nahlā) | दहला (dahlā) | ग़ुलाम (ġulām) | बेगम (begam) | बादशाह (bādśāh) | जोकर (jokar) |
Declension
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “इक्का”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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