थोड़ा
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀣𑁄𑀕 (thoga, “a little”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit स्तोक (stoká, “drop, dot”).[1] Cognate with Punjabi ਥੋੜਾ (thoṛā), Gujarati થોડું (thoḍũ), Marathi थोडे (thoḍe), Bengali থোড়া (thōṛa).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
थोड़ा • (thoṛā) (Urdu spelling تھوڑا)
- some, a little; small (amount of)
- मुझे बस थोड़ी चाय चाहिए। ― mujhe bas thoṛī cāy cāhie. ― I just want some tea.
Adverb edit
थोड़ा • (thoṛā) (Urdu spelling تھوڑا)
- emphasised negation (not the case)
- वो मुझे थोड़ी चाहिए। ― vo mujhe thoṛī cāhie. ― It is not me who wants that. / It is not the case that I want that.
- मैंने लिखने थोड़ी बोला। ― ma͠ine likhne thoṛī bolā. ― It is not the case that I told (someone) to write.
- उसने ख़रीदा थोड़ी, बेचा। ― usne xarīdā thoṛī, becā. ― It is not the case that she bought it, but instead she sold it.
Usage notes edit
Only the feminine form थोड़ी (thoṛī) can be used as the emphasised negation.
Declension edit
Declension of थोड़ा (ā-stem)
Derived terms edit
- थोड़ा थोड़ा (thoṛā thoṛā)
References edit
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “stōká”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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