टुकड़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit स्तोक (stoka) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with Assamese টুকুৰা (tukura), Bengali টুকরা (ṭukra).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʈʊk.ɽɑː/, [ʈʊk.ɽäː]

Noun

टुकड़ा • (ṭukṛā) m (Urdu spelling ٹکڑا)

piece, fragment, section
Synonyms: भाग (bhāg), हिस्सा (hissā)

उसे वह पत्थर का टुकड़ा देने की ज़रूरत है।
use vah patthar kā ṭukṛā dene kī zarūrat hai.
I have to give him that piece of stone.

Declension

Declension of टुकड़ा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	टुकड़ा ṭukṛā	टुकड़े ṭukṛe
oblique	टुकड़े ṭukṛe	टुकड़ों ṭukṛõ
vocative	टुकड़े ṭukṛe	टुकड़ो ṭukṛo

Derived terms

टुकड़े टुकड़े गैंग (ṭukṛe ṭukṛe gaiṅg)

Descendants

Tamil: துக்கடா (tukkaṭā)
Malayalam: തുക്കട (tukkaṭa)

References

Platts, John T. (1884) “टुकड़ा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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