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Jerk in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Jerknoun
धक्का
🗣️ murkh [/d̪ʱək.kɑː/, [d̪ʱɐk̚.käː], /ˈd͡ʒɜːk/, /ˈd͡ʒɝk/, /dʒɛʁk/]
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📖 Meaning of “jerk”

The meaning of “jerk” in Hindi is धक्का, pronounced murkh — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

🔠 All meanings in Hindi
murkh (noun) धक्का
(noun) झटका
(noun) मूर्ख
📘 Definition of jerk

a sudden abrupt pull

🟢 Similar words for jerk
tug jerking jolt saccade jerky jerked meat dork twitch flick yank buck hitch
✍️ Jerk in a sentence
The bus stopped with a jerk.
धक्का देना
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Etymology tree
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀥𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆 (*dhakk)
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀥𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*dhakka)
Hindi धक्का
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀥𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*dhakka), from *𑀥𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆 (*dhakk). Compare Gujarati ધક્કો (dhakko), Bengali ধাক্কা (dhakka).

Quick facts about “jerk”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Jerk
Meaning in Hindi
धक्का
Pronunciation
murkh
Part of speech
Noun
Similar words
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Word Origin (Etymology)
Etymology tree
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀥𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆 (*dhakk)
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀥𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*dhakka)
Hindi धक्का
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀥𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*dhakka), from *𑀥𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆 (*dhakk). Compare Gujarati ધક્કો (dhakko), Bengali ধাক্কা (dhakka).

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "jerk" is धक्का (murkh).
In Devanagari script it is written as धक्का.
It is pronounced "murkh". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.