हल्का

Hindi

Alternative forms

• हलका (halkā)
• हलुका (halukā)

Etymology

From older हलुका (halukā), a metathesis of Prakrit 𑀮𑀳𑀼 (lahu, “light, small”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-), from Sanskrit लघु (laghu, “light, swift”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hlagʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus. Cognate with Gujarati હલ્કું (halkũ), Nepali हलुको (haluko), Bengali হালকা (haloka), Odia ହାଳୁକା (haḷuka), Maithili हलुक (haluk), Bhojpuri हलुक (haluk), Punjabi ਹਲ੍ਕਾ (halkā), Sindhi هلکو (halko), Marathi हल्का (halkā), हळ्का (haḷkā), and distantly, Latin levis, English light.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦəl.kɑː/, [ɦɐl.käː]

Adjective

हल्का • (halkā)

1. light, weightless
2. mild, lenient

   इतना बड़ा पाप के लिए यह बहुत हल्की सज़ा है।

   itnā baṛā pāp ke lie yah bahut halkī sazā hai.

   This is a lenient punishment for such an unforgivable sin.

3. faint, slight

   यह रोशनी बहुत हल्की है। ― yah rośnī bahut halkī hai. ― This light is very faint.

4. weak
5. silent, quiet

   हल्की आवाज़ ― halkī āvāz ― silent sound

Declension

Declension of हल्का (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	हल्का halkā	हल्के halke	हल्की halkī	हल्की halkī
oblique	हल्के halke	हल्के halke	हल्की halkī	हल्की halkī
vocative	हल्के halke	हल्के halke	हल्की halkī	हल्की halkī

Adverb

हल्का • (halkā)

1. quietly, softly

   हल्का बोलो ― halkā bolo ― Speak softly

2. slightly, mildly
3. weakly