چھوٹا
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)
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
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰoː.ʈɑː/
Adjective
چھوٹا • (choṭā) (Hindi spelling छोटा)
- little, small
- باہر ایک چھوٹا بچہ کھڑا ہے۔
- bāhar ek choṭā baccā khaṛā hai.
- There's a small child standing outside.
- younger, junior, minor, lesser
- چھوٹا بھائی ― choṭā bhāī ― younger brother
- چھوٹی بہن ― choṭī bahan ― younger sister
- subordinate, inferior, common
- trivial, trifling, unimportant, of no consequence
- low, mean, insignificant, contemptible; common
Declension
Declension of چھوٹا | |||||
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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) |
References
Categories:
- Punjabi terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Punjabi terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Punjabi lemmas
- Punjabi adjectives
- Punjabi adjectives in Shahmukhi script
- Urdu terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Urdu terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Urdu terms with IPA pronunciation
- Urdu lemmas
- Urdu adjectives
- Urdu terms with usage examples
- Urdu adjectives with declension