धमाका

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dhammakkas. Compare Punjabi ਧਮਕੀ (dhamkī, “threat”), Nepali धम्कि (dhamki, “threat”), धम्काउनु (dhamkāunu, “to threaten”), Gujarati ધમકી (dhamkī, “threat”), ધમકાવવું (dhamkāvvũ, “to threaten”), Marathi धमकी (dhamkī, “threat”), Bengali ধমক (dhômôk, “threat”), ধমকানো (dhômkano, “to threaten”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ʱə.mɑː.kɑː/

Noun

धमाका • (dhamākā) m (Urdu spelling دهماکا‎)

1. a loud noise; a boom, crash
2. a hard blow, hit
3. a threat

   Synonym: धमकी (dhamkī)