(p. 429) ṭhuka expressing the noise of a gentle stroke or rap (ঠুক করে আওয়াজ হল). ঠুকঠাক int. n. repeated noise of gentle stroke or rap. ঠুকঠুক int. n. same as ঠুকঠাক; the noise of a gentle rap; a word denoting (usu.) the carpenter's or blacksmith's gentle manner of work. 12)

(p. 429) ṭhukarānō to peck, to nibble; to nibble at a bait. a. pecked; nibbled at. 13)

(p. 429) ṭhukā, ṭhōka to hit esp. on the head (হাতুড়ি ঠোকা); to hammer; to drive in by hitting on the head (পেরেক ঠুকছে); to strike against, to knock, to rap (মাথা ঠোকা, গোড়ালি ঠোকা, লাঠি ঠোকা); to slap noisily (তাল ঠোকা); to beat or thrash, to scold or reprimand (লোকটাকে ঠুকে দিয়ো). n. a knock or impact; beating or thrashing, scolding or reprimanding. ঠুকাঠুকি, ঠোকাঠুকি n. repeated striking (on the head); repeated (slight) collision or quarrel; mutual bantering. 14)