ऐसा

See also: ऐसे

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀏𑀤𑀺𑀲 (edisa), from Sanskrit ईदृश (īdṛśa). Cognate with Bagheli अईसन (aīsan), Marathi असे (ase), Konkani अशें (aśẽ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɛː.sɑː/, [ɛː.s̪äː]

Adjective

ऐसा • (aisā) (Urdu spelling ایسا‎)

1. of this sort; of this kind

Declension

Declension of ऐसा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	ऐसा aisā	ऐसे aise	ऐसी aisī	ऐसी aisī
oblique	ऐसे aise	ऐसे aise	ऐसी aisī	ऐसी aisī
vocative	ऐसे aise	ऐसे aise	ऐसी aisī	ऐसी aisī

Related terms

• वैसा (vaisā)
• कैसा (kaisā) (interrogative)
• जैसा (jaisā) (relative)

Noun

ऐसा • (aisā) m

1. such a thing

   मैं ऐसा तुझे नहीं करने दूँगा।

   ma͠i aisā tujhe nahī̃ karne dūṅgā.

   I will not let you do such a thing.

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Postposition

ऐसा • (aisā) (Urdu spelling ایسا‎)

1. like this, like so; such a

   मुझे ऐसा बच्चा कभी नहीं मिला है।

   mujhe aisā baccā kabhī nahī̃ milā hai.

   I have never found such a boy.

Synonyms

• तैसा (taisā) (all senses)

Derived terms

• ऐसी तैसी (aisī taisī)
• ऐसी तैसी करना (aisī taisī karnā)
• ऐसे (aise)

References

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