एकलौता

Hindi

Alternative forms

• इकलौता (iklautā)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀮𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*ĕkkalaütta), from Sanskrit एकल-पुत्र (ekala-putra, “only son”). Compare Punjabi [script needed] (iklauttā). See also एकल (ekal, “only”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /eːk.lɔː.t̪ɑː/, [eːk.lɔː.t̪äː]

Adjective

एकलौता • (eklautā) (Urdu spelling اکلوتا)

1. only, sole

   एकलौता बेटा ― eklautā beṭā ― only son

Declension

Declension of एकलौता (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	एकलौता eklautā	एकलौते eklaute	एकलौती eklautī	एकलौती eklautī
oblique	एकलौते eklaute	एकलौते eklaute	एकलौती eklautī	एकलौती eklautī
vocative	एकलौते eklaute	एकलौते eklaute	एकलौती eklautī	एकलौती eklautī

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “एकलौता”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ēkkalaputra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press