Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit ईषत् (īṣát).

Adjective edit

ईषत् (īṣat) (indeclinable)

  1. very little, less, minuscule
    Synonyms: थोड़ा (thoṛā), कम (kam), अल्प (alp)

Sanskrit edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *īṣát, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *īšát, from Proto-Indo-European *isn̥t, from *is (a little). Cognate with Albanian imtë (tiny, small), Latvian īss (short), Lithuanian įsas and Old Prussian insan.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

ईषत् (īṣát) stem

  1. few, little
    Synonym: स्वल्प (svalpa)

Adverb edit

ईषत् (īṣát)

  1. slightly