Hindi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀞𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*ṭhaṭṭha); further etymology uncertain. Perhaps from a substrate.[1]

Noun edit

ठट्ठा (ṭhaṭṭhām (Urdu spelling ٹھٹھا)

  1. joke, quip, jibe
  2. joking, bantering
  3. laugh, guffaw
  4. (figuratively) trifle, an easy task or matter

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭhaṭṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press