अट्ठा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀕 (aṭṭhaga) without cluster simplification, from Sanskrit अष्टक (áṣṭaka), whence also Punjabi ਅੱਠਾ (aṭṭhā). Doublet of अष्टक (aṣṭak). Equivalent to आठ (āṭh) +‎ -आ (-ā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /əʈ.ʈʰɑː/, [ɐʈ̚.ʈʰäː]

Noun

अट्ठा • (aṭṭhā) m (Urdu spelling اٹھا)

1. set of eight
2. (card games) an eight

Declension

Declension of अट्ठा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अट्ठा aṭṭhā	अट्ठे aṭṭhe
oblique	अट्ठे aṭṭhe	अट्ठों aṭṭhõ
vocative	अट्ठे aṭṭhe	अट्ठो aṭṭho

Coordinate terms

Playing cards in Hindi · ताश (tāś) (layout · text)
इक्का (ikkā)	दुक्की (dukkī)	तिक्की (tikkī)	चौका (caukā)	पंजा (pañjā)	छक्का (chakkā)	सत्ता (sattā)
अट्ठा (aṭṭhā)	नहला (nahlā)	दहला (dahlā)	ग़ुलाम (ġulām)	रानी (rānī) बेगम (begam)	राजा (rājā) बादशाह (bādśāh)	जोकर (jokar)

Descendants

• → Nepali: अट्ठा (aṭṭhā)
• → Punjabi: ਆਠਾ (āṭhā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अट्ठा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “áṣṭaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 41

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi अट्ठा (aṭṭhā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʌʈ̚ʈʰä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: अट्ठा

Noun

अट्ठा • (aṭṭhā)

1. (card games) an eight

Coordinate terms

Playing cards in Nepali · तास (tās) (layout · text)
एक्का (ekkā)	दुक्का (dukkā)	तिक्का (tikkā)	चौका (caukā)	पन्जा (panjā), पंजा (pañjā)	छक्का (chakkā)	सत्ता (sattā)
अट्ठा (aṭṭhā)	नहल (nahal)	दहल (dahal)	गुलाम (gulām)	मिस्सी (missī), रानी (rānī)	बादशाह (bādśāha)	जोकर (jokar)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “अट्ठा”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 9