ठट्ठा

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Hindi[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀞𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*ṭhaṭṭha); further etymology uncertain. Perhaps from a substrate.[1]

Noun[edit]

ठट्ठा (ṭhaṭṭhām (Urdu spelling ٹھٹھا)

  1. joke, quip, jibe
  2. joking, bantering
  3. laugh, guffaw
  4. (figuratively) trifle, an easy task or matter

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭhaṭṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press