तिनका tinkā

तिनका tinkā [cf. tr̥ṇa-], m. 1. grass, straw. 2. a blade of grass; a straw; a shred, scrap. — ~ तोढ़ना, to break off a connection (with, से); to ward off the evil eye (as in sorcery, by breaking a blade of grass). ~ दाँतों में (मुँह में) पकड़ाना, or देना, fig. to yield abjectly; to confess inferiority. ~ न रहना, not a shred or scrap to remain: to be swept clean; to be cleaned out (as of money). ~ हो जाना, to waste; to shrivel. तिनके का सहारा (डूबते को), a frail support, a straw (for a drowning man). तिनके की ओट पहाड़, fig. a large issue lurking behind a seemingly trivial question. तिनके को पहाड़ करना, fig. to make a mountain out of a molehill. तिनके चुनना, to pick straws: to be crazed (by grief).