ठिकाना

Hindi

Etymology

Cognate with Punjabi ਟਿਕਾਣਾ (ṭikāṇā), Gujarati ઠેકાણું (ṭhekāṇũ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʈʰɪ.kɑː.nɑː/

Noun

ठिकाना • (ṭhikānā) m (Urdu spelling ٹھکانا‎)

  1. abode, home, place; proper place
    क्रांतिकारियों का अब कोई ठिकाना नहीं रहा।
    krāntikāriyõ kā ab koī ṭhikānā nahī̃ rahā.
    The revolutionaries do not have a base anymore.
    प्राकृतिक ठिकाना ― prākŕtik ṭhikānā ― natural place
  2. end, destination, goal
    नाव ठिकाने लगी। ― nāv ṭhikāne lagī. ― The boat reached its destination.
  3. certainty, reliability

Declension
Declension of ठिकाना
Singular Plural
Direct ठिकाना (ṭhikānā) ठिकाने (ṭhikāne)
Oblique ठिकाने (ṭhikāne) ठिकानों (ṭhikānõ)
Vocative ठिकाने (ṭhikāne) ठिकानो (ṭhikāno)

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ठिकाना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “ठिकाना”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
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