थकना

See also: थकान

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
थकना (thaknā)
थकाना (thakānā)
थकवाना (thakvānā)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀣𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀤𑀺 (thakkadi), perhaps from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀲𑁆𑀣𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆 (*sthakk). Cognate with Nepali थाक्नु (thāknu), Maithili थाकब (thākab) / 𑒟𑒰𑒏𑒥 (thākaba), Punjabi ਥਕਣਾ (thakṇā), ਥੱਕਣਾ (thakkaṇā) / تھکݨا (thkṇā), Sindhi ٿَڪَڻُ / थकणु, Gujarati થાકવું (thākvũ), Marathi थकणे (thakṇe), Bengali থাকা (thaka), Assamese থকা (thoka), থাকা (thaka).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪ʰək.nɑː/, [t̪ʰək.n̪äː]

Verb

थकना (thaknā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling تَھکْنَا)

  1. to become tired, exhausted
    फ़ुटबॉल खेलके मैं थक गया।
    fuṭbŏl khelke ma͠i thak gayā.
    I became tired by playing football [soccer].

Conjugation

References

  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), sthakk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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