ਠੀਕ
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Punjabi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀞𑀻𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*ṭhīkka). Related to ਟਿਕਾਣਾ (ṭikāṇā). Cognate with Hindustani ٹِھیک (ṭhīk) / ठीक (ṭhīk), Gujarati ઠીક (ṭhīk), Sindhi ٺيِڪُ / ठीकु, Marathi ठीक (ṭhīk), Odia ଠିକ (ṭhikô), Bengali ঠিক (ṭhik).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
ਠੀਕ • (ṭhīk) (Shahmukhi spelling ٹِھیک)
- okay, all right, right
- correct, accurate, normal
- well-fitting
- appropriate, apposite, fit, proper, apt, suitable
Synonyms[edit]
Adverb[edit]
ਠੀਕ • (ṭhīk) (Shahmukhi spelling ٹھيک)
Derived terms[edit]
- ਠੀਕ ਠਾਕ (ṭhīk ṭhāk, “all right”, adverb)
References[edit]
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਠੀਕ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭhīkka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press