हूँठा
Hindi
editAlternative forms
edit- ऊँठा (ū̃ṭhā)
Etymology
editInherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞 (addhuṭṭha), from Sanskrit अर्धचतुर्थ (ardhacaturtha, “[three full ones and] the half of the fourth”).
Pronunciation
editNumeral
editहूँठा • (hū̃ṭhā) (Urdu spelling ہونٹھا)[1][2][3]
References
edit- ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “हूँठा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ardhacaturtha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 29
- ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हूँठा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press