ठोकणे

See also: ठिकाण and ठिकाणे

Marathi

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ṭhokk-. Cognate with Gujarati ઠોકવું (ṭhokvũ), Hindi ठोकना (ṭhoknā), Sindhi ٺوڪَڻُ / ठोकणु, Punjabi ਠੋਕਣਾ (ṭhokṇā), Odia ଠୁକିବା (ṭhukiba), Bengali ঠোকা (ṭhōka) / ঠুকা (ṭhuka).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /ʈʰok.ɳe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ʈʰok.ɳə/

Verb

ठोकणे • (ṭhokṇe) (transitive)

1. to beat, pound, hammer
2. to knock, strike

Derived terms

• ठोका (ṭhokā, “beat”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “ठोकणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ठोकणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṭhōkk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press