एकलौता
Hindi
editAlternative forms
edit- इकलौता (iklautā)
Etymology
editInherited from Prakrit *𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀮𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*ĕkkalaütta), from Sanskrit एकल-पुत्र (ekala-putra, “only son”). Compare Punjabi [script needed] (iklauttā). See also एकल (ekal, “only”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editएकलौता • (eklautā) (Urdu spelling اکلوتا)
Declension
editDeclension of एकलौता (ā-stem)
References
edit- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “एकलौता”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ēkkalaputra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press