थोडे

See also: थोड़ी and थोड़ा

Marathi

Alternative forms

• थोडं (thoḍa)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘞𑘻𑘚 (thoḍa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀣𑁄𑀅 (thoa, “a little”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit स्तोक (stoká, “drop, dot”). Cognate with Gujarati થોડું (thoḍũ), Hindi थोड़ा (thoṛā), Punjabi ਥੋੜਾ (thoṛā).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰo.ɖe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰo.ɖə/

Adjective

थोडे • (thoḍe)

1. a little, small (amount of)

Derived terms

• थोडक्यात (thoḍakyāt)
• थोडेफार (thoḍephār)
• थोडेबहुत (thoḍebhut)
• थोडेसे (thoḍese)

 

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “थोडे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “थोडा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “थोडा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press