टिकना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
टिकना (ṭiknā)
टिकाना (ṭikānā)
टिकवाना (ṭikvānā)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀝𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆- (*ṭikk-). Cognate to Punjabi ਟਿਕਣਾ (ṭikṇā), Gujarati ટકવું (ṭakvũ), Nepali टिक्नु (ṭiknu), Marathi टिकणे (ṭikṇe), Bengali টিকা (ṭika).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʈɪk.nɑː/, [ʈɪk.näː]

Verb

टिकना • (ṭiknā) (intransitive)

  1. to last, go on
    यहाँ मेरी नौकरी सिर्फ़ दो साल टिकी थी।
    yahā̃ merī naukrī sirf do sāl ṭikī thī.
    My job here lasted only two years.
  2. to function, work
    Synonym: चलना (calnā)
  3. to be focused on, fixated

Conjugation

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṭakk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.