छोटा
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀙𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*choṭṭa). Compare Nepali छोटो (choṭo, “small”), Gujarati છોટું (choṭũ), Punjabi ਛੋਟਾ (choṭā, “small”), Odia ଛୋଟ (choṭô, “small, lesser”), Assamese ছোট (süto, “junior, low grade”), Sinhalese චූටි (cūṭi, “small”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
छोटा • (choṭā) (Urdu spelling چھوٹا)
- little, small
- Antonym: बड़ा (baṛā)
- बाहर एक छोटा बच्चा खड़ा है।
- bāhar ek choṭā baccā khaṛā hai.
- There's a small child standing outside.
- छोटी सी दुकान ― choṭī sī dukān ― a small shop
- younger, junior, minor, lesser
- छोटा भाई ― choṭā bhāī ― younger brother
- छोटी बहन ― choṭī bahan ― younger sister
- subordinate, inferior, common
- trivial, trifling, unimportant, of no consequence
- छोटी बात ― choṭī bāt ― trivial matter
- low, mean, insignificant, contemptible; common
- अगर छोटे आदमी को आवाज़ मिलती है तो वह छोटा नहीं रहता है।
- agar choṭe ādmī ko āvāz miltī hai to vah choṭā nahī̃ rahtā hai.
- If an insignificant man is given a voice he does not stay insignificant.
- छोटे लोग ― choṭe log ― insignificant people, powerless people
Declension edit
Declension of छोटा (ā-stem)
Descendants edit
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छोटा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “छोटा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chōṭṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press