तुक

See also: तक and ताकि

Hindi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ʊk/

Noun

तुक • (tuk) f

1. a rhyme
2. a line of verse
3. logic, sense, rhyme, reason
4. (figurative) harmony, coordination

Declension

Declension of तुक (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तुक tuk	तुकें tukẽ
oblique	तुक tuk	तुकों tukõ
vocative	तुक tuk	तुको tuko

Derived terms

• तुक जोड़ना (tuk joṛnā)
• तुक बिठाना (tuk biṭhānā)
• तुक मिलाना (tuk milānā)
• तुक में तुक मिलाना (tuk mẽ tuk milānā)
• तुकबंद (tukband)
• तुकबंदी (tukbandī)

 

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “तुक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “तुक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “तुक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Yamphu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuk/

Numeral

तुक (tuk)

1. nine