Tinka: 1 definition
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Tinka means something in Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Ambiguity: Although Tinka has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Tinaka.
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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryTinka in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a straw; —[todana] lit. to break a straw—to safeguard a dear one against an evil eye; —[damtom mem dabana/pakadana] to beg for mercy; —[taka na talana/todana/hilana] not to lift/stir even a finger, not to do a hand’s turn; [tinake ka sahara, dubate ko] a drowning man catches at a straw; [tinake ka sahara lena] to hang on by the eyelids; [tinake ki ota pahada] lit. a hill hidden behind a straw—a big secret hidden under an apparent trifle..—tinka (तिनका) is alternatively transliterated as Tinakā.
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Starts with: Tinkal, Tinkalincelvan, Tinkalmokam, Tinkalney, Tinkani, Tinkanmani, Tinkanmukkutaiyan, Tinkatcoru, Tinkatkacu, Tinkatkanniyan, Tinkatkulan.
Full-text: Tinaka.
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