دھڑکن

Punjabi

Etymology

Related to دھڑکݨا (dhaṛaknā, “to beat, throb”), from Prakrit *𑀥𑀟𑁆 (*dhaḍ, “beat”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /t̪ə˨ɽə̆.kə̃ɳə̆/
• Rhymes: -əɳ
• Phonetic: taṛăkaṇă

Noun

دَھڑْکَݨ • (dhaṛkaṇ) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਧੜਕਣ)

1. heartbeat; pulse; beating
2. (figuratively) restlessness; uneasiness

Declension

Declension of دھڑکن
dir. sg.	دَھڑْکَݨ (dhaṛkaṇ)
dir. pl.	دَھڑْکَݨاں (dhaṛkaṇāṉ)
	singular	plural
direct	دَھڑْکَݨ (dhaṛkaṇ)	دَھڑْکَݨاں (dhaṛkaṇāṉ)
oblique	دَھڑْکَݨ (dhaṛkaṇ)	دَھڑْکَݨاں (dhaṛkaṇāṉ)
vocative	دَھڑْکَݨے (dhaṛkaṇe)	دَھڑْکَݨو (dhaṛkaṇo)
ablative	دَھڑْکَݨوں (dhaṛkaṇoṉ)	—
locative	دَھڑْکَݨے (dhaṛkaṇe)	دَھڑْکَݨِیں (dhaṛkaṇīṉ)
instrumental	دَھڑْکَݨے (dhaṛkaṇe)	دَھڑْکَݨِیں (dhaṛkaṇīṉ)

References

• “دھڑکن”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “دھڑکن”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

Urdu

Etymology

Related to دَھڑَکنا (dhaṛaknā, “to beat, throb”), from Prakrit *𑀥𑀟𑁆 (*dhaḍ, “beat”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱəɽ.kən/
• Rhymes: -ən

Noun

دَھڑْکَن • (dhaṛkan) f (Hindi spelling धड़कन)

1. heartbeat; pulse; beating

Declension

Declension of دھڑکن
	singular	plural
direct	دَھڑْکَن (dhaṛkan)	دَھڑْکَنیں (dhaṛkanẽ)
oblique	دَھڑْکَن (dhaṛkan)	دَھڑْکَنوں (dhaṛkanõ)
vocative	دَھڑْکَن (dhaṛkan)	دَھڑْکَنو (dhaṛkano)

References

• “دھڑکن”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “دھڑکن”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.