छोटा

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀙𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*choṭṭa). Compare Nepali छोटो (choṭo, small), Gujarati છોટું (choṭũ), Punjabi ਛੋਟਾ (choṭā, small), Odia ଛୋଟ (choṭa, small, lesser), Assamese ছোট (süto, junior, low grade), Sinhalese චූටි (cūṭi, small).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰoː.ʈɑː/, [t͡ʃʰoː.ʈäː]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: छो‧टा

Adjective

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छोटा (choṭā) (Urdu spelling چھوٹا)

  1. little, small
    Antonym: बड़ा (baṛā)
    बाहर एक छोटा बच्चा खड़ा है।
    bāhar ek choṭā baccā khaṛā hai.
    There's a small child standing outside.
    छोटी सी दुकानchoṭī sī dukāna small shop
  2. younger, junior, minor, lesser
    छोटा भाईchoṭā bhāīyounger brother
    छोटी बहनchoṭī bahanyounger sister
  3. subordinate, inferior, common
  4. trivial, trifling, unimportant, of no consequence
    छोटी बातchoṭī bāttrivial matter
  5. low, mean, insignificant, contemptible; common
    अगर छोटे आदमी को आवाज़ मिलती है तो वह छोटा नहीं रहता है।
    agar choṭe ādmī ko āvāz miltī hai to vah choṭā nahī̃ rahtā hai.
    If an insignificant man is given a voice he does not stay insignificant.
    छोटे लोगchoṭe loginsignificant people, powerless people

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Kashmiri: ژھۆٹ (ċhoṭ)
  • Marathi: छोटे (choṭe)

References

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