शौक़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian شوق‎ (šawq), from Arabic شَوْق‎ (šawq) the verbal noun of شَاقَ‎ (šāqa).

Noun

शौक़ • (śauq) m (Urdu spelling شوق‎)

  1. hobby, interest
    पढ़ने के अलावा तेरा और कोई शौक़ है क्या?
    paṛhne ke alāvā terā aur koī śauq hai kyā?
    Do you have any other hobbies besides reading?
    Synonym: रुचि (ruci)

Declension
Declension of शौक़ (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct शौक़
śauq		 शौक़
śauq
oblique शौक़
śauq		 शौक़ों
śauqõ
vocative शौक़
śauq		 शौक़ो
śauqo

References
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “shauq”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “shauq”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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