थूक

See also: थका

Hindi

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆- (*thukk-). Related to थूकना (thūknā). Compare Punjabi ਥੁੱਕ (thuk), Nepali थुक (thuka), Gujarati થૂંક (thū̃k), Assamese থু (thu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t̪ʰuːk/

Noun

थूक • (thūk) m (Urdu spelling تھوک‎)

spit
saliva

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “thukk (6097)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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