ټکي
takey
The Pashto word for words is ټکي (takey).
ټکي refers to the individual units of a spoken or written language.
How do you pronounce it?
takey
Did you know?
- A single Pashto 'word' can sometimes contain a whole sentence's worth of meaning due to how complex suffixes are attached to roots.
- The retroflex sounds found in ټکي are shared with other Indo-Aryan languages like Hindi and Urdu, marking a linguistic family tie that differs from the Arabic script they use.
- In Pashto poetry, the arrangement of ټکي often follows the 'landay' form, a short two-line poem where the second line completes the thought of the first.
Example conversation
Zarkola and Khan are studying a new language together.
- زركولہ Zarkolaخان، دا ټکي څه معنی لري؟Khan, da tiki tseh mani lari?Khan, what do these words mean?
- خان Khanدا ټکي د سلاماتو لپاره دي.Da tiki da salamaato lapara dee.These words are for greetings.
- زركولہ Zarkolaډېره مننه، اوس زه پوه شوم.Derah manana, os ze poh shwam.Thank you very much, now I understand.
- خان Khanهر وخت کومک کوم.Har wakht komak kawam.I help anytime.
