हूक

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀳𑀽𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*hūkka). Cognate with Punjabi ਹੂਕ (hūk) / ہوک (hūk), Gujarati હૂક (hūk), Marathi हूक (hūk).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦuːk/

Noun

हूक • (hūk) f

1. pain, ache

   Synonyms: पीड़ा (pīṛā), दर्द (dard), तकलीफ़ (taklīf)

Declension

Declension of हूक (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हूक hūk	हूकें hūkẽ
oblique	हूक hūk	हूकों hūkõ
vocative	हूक hūk	हूको hūko

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हूक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*hūkkā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press