ṭhikānā mc (a) proper place, fixed abode: रहने का ~ proper place for living, right abode; ~ ढूँढना to find out a --; फ़ौजी ~ military station. (b) end, destination, goal: नाव ठिकाने लगी the boat reached its --; △ काम ठिकाने लगा the work was brought to its end; आदमी ठिकाने लगा the man came to his end, died; उसकी शरारत का कोई ठिकाना नहीं there is no end to his mischief. (c) certainty: इस मेज़ का क्या ~ is there any -- about this table ? उस आदमी का क्या ~ that man is unreliable. △ ठिकाने का आदमी a gentleman, a reasonable person; ठिकाने की बात a reasonable thing; बेठिकाने out of place.

ṭhasāṭhas I. a stuffed, packed: रेल का डिब्बा ~ था the railway compartment was --. II. adv ~ भरा हुआ fully packed.

ṭhõk·nā, ठोकना ṭhok·nā vt (a) to hammer (in): दीवार में कील (ज़मीन में खूँटा) ~ -- a nail into the wall (a peg into the ground). (b) to inflict: जुरमाना (दंड, नालिश) ~ -- fine (punishment, law-suit). (c) to pat, to thump: △ किसी की पीठ ~ -- smb's back, to encourage smb; ठोक-बजाकर देख लो try well and see.

ṭhagī fu cheating, swindling, thugee; किसी से ~ करना to cheat/dupe/swindle smb.

ṭhagānā vi to be cheated/ swindled/duped; ठगा हुआ cheated, duped, swindled.

ṭhū̃ṭh mc (a) stump: पेड़ का ~ -- of a tree. (b) amputated hand.

ṭhas a (a) strongly built [मकान house, दीवाऱ wall]. (b) closely knit/woven [कपड़ा cloth, बुनावट texture]. (c) closely fixed [पत्थर stone, खूँटा peg]; (d) inert, idle [आदमी man, मिट्टी soil].

ṭhah·rānā vt (a) to stop: बस यहाँ ठहरा दो stop the bus here. (b) to cause one to stay (put up): उसे होटल में ठहराया गया he was made to stay in a hotel. (c) to hold: अदालत ने उसे अपराधी/ज़िम्मेदार ठहराया the court held him guilty/responsible; उँगली पर पैसा ~ -- a paisa on the finger. (d) to fix: भाव (क़ीमत/मूल्य, विवाह) ~ -- (up) rates (price, marriage).

ṭhahākā mc loud laugh, (peal of) laughter: उस कमरे से ~ सुनाई दिया a -- was heard from that room; ~ मारना/लगाना to laugh loudly, to burst into laughter.

ṭhag·nā vt to cheat, to swindle, to dupe: दुकानदार ने मुझे ठग लिया the shopkeeper duped