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.

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

ṭhaṭherā mc tinker, brazier: ठठेरे बर्तन बनाने हैं --s make utensils. [fem. ठठेरिन]

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.

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

ṭhuk·rānā vt (a) to kick away: किसी आदमी को ठुकरा देना to kick a person away. (b) to put aside contemptuously: अध्यक्ष ने हमारा प्रस्ताव ठुकरा दिया the Head put aside our resolution contemptuously. [n. ठोकर]

ṭhag m (f)c cheat, swindler, thug: ठगों से बचो beware of --s. [fem. ठगिनी]

ṭhes fu (a) hurt, blow: उसने शीशे पर ~ लगाई he/she gave -- at the glass-pane. (b) shock: मेरे मन को ~ पहुँचाई gave me a mental shock, hurt my heart; किसी के सम्मान को ~ पहुँचाना to hurt one's dignity.

ṭhẽgā mc thumb (shown for contempt or refusal); △ ~ दिखाया showed defiance/contempt; हमारे ठेंगे से we care a fig.

ṭhahar·nā vi (a) to halt, to stop: गाड़ी यहाँ भी ठरहती है the train halts/stops here too. (b) to stay: अगली बार हमारे पास ठरहिए please stay with us next time; बच्चे वहाँ बहुत देर नहीं ठहरे children did not stay there long; रंग ठहरेगा नहीं the colour will not stay. (c) to wait: थोड़ा ठहर जाओ wait a bit. (d) तुम तो हमारे भाई ठहरे you are, of- course, our brother. [syn. (a) (b) (c) रुकना]