Gujarati

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Gujarati एतलौ (etalau), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀏𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀮 (ettila), 𑀏𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀮 (ettula​​​), extended and influenced by Sanskrit एष (eṣa), from Sanskrit इयत्तक (iyattaká). Cognate with Assamese এতেক (etek), Hindi इतना (itnā), Odia ଏତକ (etaka), Maithili एतना (ētᵊnā), Rajasthani इतरो (ītaro), and Sindhi ايتِرو (etiro).

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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એટલું (eṭalũ)

  1. this much, these many
    આટલા લોકો છેāṭalā loko chethere are these many people here
  2. so much, so many
    આટલા લોકો છેāṭalā loko chethere are so many people here

Declension

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Declension of એટલું
nominative oblique/vocative/instrumental locative
singular plural singular plural
masculine એટલો (eṭalo) એટલા (eṭalā) એટલા (eṭalā) એટલા (eṭalā) એટલે (eṭale)
neuter એટલું (eṭalũ) એટલાં (eṭalā̃) એટલા (eṭalā) એટલાં (eṭalā̃) એટલે (eṭale)
feminine એટલી (eṭalī) એટલી (eṭalī) એટલી (eṭalī) એટલી (eṭalī)
  • Note: If the noun being modified is unmarked, then the masculine and neuter locatives do not apply.

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