शिंक

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘲𑘎 (sīka), 𑘭𑘲𑘽𑘎 (sīṃka), from Prakrit 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (chikkā), from Sanskrit onomatopoeic noun छिक्का (chikkā). Related to शिंकणे (śiṅkṇe).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɕiŋ.kə/

Noun

शिंक • (śiṅka) f

  1. sneeze

Further reading
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “शिंक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 145.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शिंक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 787
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “शिंक”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2927.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chikkā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 276
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