टीका

See also: टैंक and टंकी

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʈiː.kɑː/, [ʈiː.käː]

Etymology 1

From Bengali টিকা (ṭika), from Sanskrit तिलक (tilaka). In medieval Bengal, among many techniques, variolaters would make an incision upon the forehead, in which smallpox powder was rubbed in. Such marks were known as টিকা (ṭika) on account of the resemblance. Compare also the borrowed टीकादार (ṭīkādār).

Noun

टीका • (ṭīkā) m (Urdu spelling ٹیکا‎)

  1. a forehead variolation mark
  2. variolation
  3. vaccination
  4. vaccine
Declension
Declension of टीका (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct टीका
ṭīkā		 टीके
ṭīke
oblique टीके
ṭīke		 टीकों
ṭīkõ
vocative टीके
ṭīke		 टीको
ṭīko
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Sanskrit टीका (ṭīkā)

Noun

टीका • (ṭīkā) f (Urdu spelling ٹیکا‎)

  1. commentary (eg. of a book)
Declension
Declension of टीका (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct टीका
ṭīkā		 टीकाएँ
ṭīkāẽ
oblique टीका
ṭīkā		 टीकाओं
ṭīkāõ
vocative टीका
ṭīkā		 टीकाओ
ṭīkāo

Nepali

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʈikä]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: टिका

Noun

टीका • (ṭīkā)

  1. tilak; a mark or symbol worn on one's forehead.
  2. (day of) Vijayadashami

References
  • “टीका”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Further reading
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “टीका”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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