ہچکنا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀳𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑁆 (*hicc). Compare Punjabi ਹਿਚਕਣਾ (hickaṇā) / ہِچکݨا (hickṇā), Gujarati હીંચકવું (hī̃cakvũ), હીંચકો (hī̃cko), Marathi हिसकणे (hisakṇe).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

ہِچَکْنَا • (hicaknā) (Hindi spelling हिचकना)

  1. to draw back, hesitate
  2. to be reluctant
  3. to hiccup
  4. to sob

Conjugation

  • Note: The second-person polite form آپ (āp) (āp) uses the third-person plural conjugation.

References

  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*hicc”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “ہچک”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
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