हल्का
Hindi
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom older हलुका (halukā), a metathesis of Prakrit 𑀮𑀳𑀼 (lahu, “light, small”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-) + -𑀓- (-ka-),[1] from Sanskrit लघु (laghu, “light, swift”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hlagʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus. Cognate with Gujarati હલ્કું (halkũ), Nepali हलुको (haluko), Bengali হালকা (haloka), Odia ହାଳୁକା (hāḷukā), Maithili हलुक (haluk), Bhojpuri हलुक (haluk), Punjabi ਹਲ੍ਕਾ (halkā), Sindhi هلکو (halko), Marathi हल्का (halkā), हळ्का (haḷkā), and distantly, Latin levis, English light.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editहल्का • (halkā)
- light, weightless
- mild, lenient
- इतना बड़ा पाप के लिए यह बहुत हल्की सज़ा है।
- itnā baṛā pāp ke lie yah bahut halkī sazā hai.
- This is a lenient punishment for such an unforgivable sin.
- faint, slight
- यह रोशनी बहुत हल्की है। ― yah rośnī bahut halkī hai. ― This light is very faint.
- weak
- silent, quiet
- हल्की आवाज़ ― halkī āvāz ― silent sound
Declension
editDeclension of हल्का (ā-stem)
Adverb
editहल्का • (halkā)
References
edit- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “laghú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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