ticca

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adjective

Engaged by the job, or on a contract.

“a ticca gharry: a hired carriage”

OriginHindi ठेका →
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Meanings

adjectiveticca (not comparable)
  1. Indianot comparableobsoleteEngaged by the job, or on a contract.

    a ticca gharry: a hired carriage

    1 more example

    a ticca doctor: a surgeon not in the regular service but temporarily engaged by government

Origin

  1. Hindiठेका
  2. Englishticca

From Hindi ठेका (ṭhekā, literally “hire, fare, fixed price”).

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APA

ticca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ticca

MLA

“ticca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ticca. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ticca,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ticca.

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