چھوٹا

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Punjabi

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćʰoṭṭa-. Compare Nepali छोटो (choṭo, small), Gujarati છોટું (choṭũ), Urdu چھوٹا (choṭā, small), Odia ଛୋଟ (choṭa, small, lesser), Assamese ছোট (süto, junior, low grade).

Earlier lexicographers suggested Sanskrit क्षुद्रक (kṣudraka, small, insignificant).

Adjective

چھوٹا (choṭā) (comparative s, Gurmukhi spelling ਛੋਟਾ)

  1. small, little
    Synonym: نکا (nikkā)
  2. young
  3. short

Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.


Urdu

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćʰoṭṭa-. Compare Nepali छोटो (choṭo, small), Gujarati છોટું (choṭũ), Punjabi ਛੋਟਾ (choṭā, small), Odia ଛୋଟ (choṭa, small, lesser), Assamese ছোট (süto, junior, low grade).

Earlier lexicographers suggested Sanskrit क्षुद्रक (kṣudraka, small, insignificant).

Pronunciation

Adjective

چھوٹا (choṭā) (Hindi spelling छोटा)

  1. little, small
    باہر ایک چھوٹا بچہ کھڑا ہے۔
    bāhar ek choṭā baccā khaṛā hai.
    There's a small child standing outside.
  2. younger, junior, minor, lesser
    چھوٹا بھائیchoṭā bhāīyounger brother
    چھوٹی بہنchoṭī bahanyounger sister
  3. subordinate, inferior, common
  4. trivial, trifling, unimportant, of no consequence
  5. low, mean, insignificant, contemptible; common

Declension

Declension of چھوٹا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct چھوٹا (choṭā) چھوٹے (choṭe) چھوٹی (choṭī) چھوٹی (choṭī)
indirect چھوٹے (choṭe) چھوٹے (choṭe) چھوٹی (choṭī) چھوٹی (choṭī)
vocative چھوٹے (choṭe) چھوٹے (choṭe) چھوٹی (choṭī) چھوٹی (choṭī)

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