hookah
/ˈhʊkə/noun
उच्चारण हुक
हुक्का
Core word
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a tall pipe for smoking tobacco, in which the smoke is drawn through a container of water by a long tube
हुक्का
- The old men sat in the village chaupal smoking a hookah.
- Hookah smoking is as harmful to health as smoking cigarettes.
- The hookah bubbled quietly as the elder talked.
+ 2 more examples
- Several cafes in the city have been fined for serving hookah.
- He gave up the hookah after his doctor warned him.
Synonyms hubble-bubble water pipe
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a hookah (countable)
A hookah is a tall pipe with a water bottle at the base, used to smoke tobacco. The word is a countable noun.
Hookah एक लंबा पाइप है, जिसके निचले भाग में पानी की बोतल होती है और जिससे तंबाकू का धुआँ खींचा जाता है। यह countable noun है।
- The old zamindar sat on the veranda with his hookah.
- Two hookahs stood on the table.
smoke / puff at + hookah
People 'smoke a hookah' or 'puff at a hookah'. A restaurant that serves them is a 'hookah bar' or 'hookah lounge'.
लोग 'smoke a hookah' या 'puff at a hookah' कहते हैं। जहाँ हुक्का परोसा जाता है, उसे 'hookah bar' कहते हैं।
- Smoking a hookah is not safer than smoking cigarettes.
- The city has banned hookah bars near schools.
hookah + noun (as a modifier)
It forms compound nouns such as 'hookah smoke', 'hookah pipe' and 'hookah bar'.
इससे 'hookah smoke', 'hookah pipe' और 'hookah bar' जैसे यौगिक शब्द बनते हैं।
- The hookah smoke filled the small room.
hookah as a Hindi-origin word
The English word comes from Arabic through Urdu and Hindi, so the spelling 'hookah' is used in English texts; 'huqqa' is a transliteration.
अंग्रेज़ी का यह शब्द अरबी से उर्दू-हिंदी के रास्ते आया है; अंग्रेज़ी में वर्तनी 'hookah' है, 'huqqa' लिप्यंतरण है।
- The hookah is mentioned in many old Hindi stories.
+Collocations 4
verb + hookah
smokelightpuff atbanprepare
- The government banned people from smoking a hookah in public places.
hookah + noun
barloungepipesmoketobacco
- Hookah bars have become a health concern for young people.
adjective + hookah
traditionalbrassflavouredolddecorated
- A traditional brass hookah was kept in the museum.
hookah + preposition
withofinonbeside
- The elders sat beside a hookah and discussed village matters.
“More examples 6
- The hookah has been part of village life in North India for centuries.
उत्तर भारत के ग्रामीण जीवन में हुक्का सदियों से रहा है।
- Doctors warn that a single hookah session can be as harmful as many cigarettes.
डॉक्टर चेतावनी देते हैं कि हुक्के का एक सत्र अनेक सिगरेटों जितना हानिकारक हो सकता है।
- Radhika's grandfather kept an old hookah as a family memory.
राधिका के दादाजी ने पारिवारिक स्मृति के रूप में एक पुराना हुक्का सँभालकर रखा था।
- The police raided a hookah bar that was serving minors.
पुलिस ने एक हुक्का बार पर छापा मारा, जो नाबालिगों को सेवा दे रहा था।
- In many villages, the hookah is passed around during meetings of the panchayat.
कई गाँवों में पंचायत की बैठकों के दौरान हुक्का एक-दूसरे को दिया जाता है।
- Health officers visited the hotel to check for illegal hookah service.
स्वास्थ्य अधिकारी अवैध हुक्का सेवा की जाँच के लिए होटल गए।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He drinks hookah every evening.
✓ He smokes hookah every evening.
The verb used with a hookah is 'smoke', not 'drink'.
हुक्के के साथ 'smoke' क्रिया आती है, 'drink' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
hubble-bubble water pipe
⌂Word origin and word building
From Urdu, from an Arabic word meaning 'small box' or 'jar'.
यह शब्द Urdu से आया है, जो एक Arabic शब्द से बना है जिसका अर्थ 'छोटा डिब्बा' या 'मर्तबान' है।