ଠିକ ଅଛି
ṭhik achi
The Odia phrase for "okay" is ଠିକ ଅଛି (ṭhik achi).
ଠିକ ଅଛି is used to express agreement, acceptance or to indicate that a situation is satisfactory.
Meaning: OK (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ଠିକ, which means "correct" or "right" and ଅଛି, which means "is" or "exists".
How do you pronounce it?
ṭhik achi
Did you know?
- The root of ଠିକ can be traced back to the Ashokan Prakrit word *𑀞𑀻𑀓𑁆𑀓, used over two millennia ago.
- In a formal setting, rather than using ଠିକ ଅଛି, one might use ବୁଝିଲି (bujhilī), which literally means 'I understood'.
- The word ଠିକ is so versatile that it can also be used to describe a person's character as being 'proper' or 'decent'.
Examples in context
- ଠିକ ଅଛି, ମୁଁ ଆସିବି।thika achhi, mu asibi.Okay, I will come.
- ଏହି କାମଟି ଠିକ ଅଛି।ehi kamati thika achhi.This work is okay.
- ଆପଣ କହିଲେ ଯେପରି, ଠିକ ଅଛି।apana kahile jepari, thika achhi.Okay, as you said.
Example conversation
Rahul and Ananya are deciding when to meet.
- ଅନନ୍ୟା Ananyaଆମେ ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟାରେ ମିଶିବା?Ame sandhyare mishiba?Shall we meet in the evening?
- ରାହୁଲ Rahulଠିକ ଅଛି, ମୁଁ ସେଠାରେ ରହିବି।Thika achhi, mun sethare rahibi.Okay, I will be there.
- ଅନନ୍ୟା Ananyaପାଞ୍ଚଟା ବେଳେ ଆସିବ?Panchata bele asiba?Will you come at five o'clock?
- ରାହୁଲ Rahulହଁ, ମୁଁ ଆସିବି।Han, mun asibi.Yes, I will come.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ଠିକ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
