ہانک

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हक्क (hakka, calling to an elephant). Cognate with Gujarati હાંક (hā̃k), Marathi हाक (hāk).

Pronunciation

Noun

ہَان٘ک • (hā̃k) f (Hindi spelling हाँक)

  1. calling aloud, bawling
  2. driving off or away (by shouting or bawling)

Declension

Declension of ہانک
singular plural
direct ہَان٘ک (hā̃k) ہَان٘کیں (hā̃kẽ)
oblique ہَان٘ک (hā̃k) ہَان٘کوں (hā̃kõ)
vocative ہَان٘ک (hā̃k) ہَان٘کو (hā̃ko)

References

  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “ہانکنا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “hāṅk”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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