(p. 429) ṭhēkā to touch (আকাশে ঠেকা, পায়ে ঠেকা); to reach, to reach and stop at (তিরটা গিয়ে গাছে ঠেকল); to come down to (আয় শূন্যে ঠেকেছে); to strike or dash against (বলটা দেওয়ালে ঠেকে ফিরে এল); to be obstructed or impeded or prevented, to be at a dead end or at a knotty point (অঙ্কটা ঠেকছে কীসে); to be involved in (দায়ে ঠেকা, বিপদে ঠেকা); to be involved in difficulty or danger, to be in a fix (ঠেকে শেখা); to be felt or considered (খারাপ ঠেকা). n. a difficulty, a fix (ঠেকায় পড়া); financial difficulty or want (ঠেকার কাজ চালানো); touch, contact (ঠেকা লাগা); act of accompanying a piece of music by beating 'tabla' (তবলা) (ঠেকা ছারা ঠুংরি জমে না); a prop, a support, a lean-to (ঘরের চালে ঠেকা দেওয়া). a. touching (আকাশে ঠেকা মাথা). চোখে ঠেকা v. to look bad or uncomely. ঠেকে ঠেকে বলা to speak haltingly. ঠেকাঠেকি n. mutual touching or contact. ঠেকানো v. to cause to touch, to bring into contact; to cause to reach; to cause to reach and stop; to bring to; to cause to strike or dash against; to obstruct, to impede, to prevent; to stave off; to involve; to involve in difficulty or danger. 23)
