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थोड़ा

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀣𑁄𑀕 (thoga, a little) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit स्तोक (stoká, drop, dot).[1] Cognate with Punjabi ਥੋੜਾ (thoṛā), Gujarati થોડું (thoḍũ), Marathi थोडे (thoḍe), Bengali থোড়া (thōṛa), Sylheti ꠕꠥꠠꠣ (túṛa).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪ʰoː.ɽɑː/, [t̪ʰoː.ɽäː]
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Adjective

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थोड़ा (thoṛā) (Urdu spelling تھوڑا)

  1. some, a little; small (amount of)
    मुझे बस थोड़ी चाय चाहिए।mujhe bas thoṛī cāy cāhie.I just want some tea.

Adverb

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थोड़ा (thoṛā) (Urdu spelling تھوڑا)

  1. emphasised negation; not the case
    वो मुझे थोड़ी चाहिए।
    vo mujhe thoṛī cāhie.
    It is not me who wants that. / It is not the case that I want that.
    मैंने लिखने थोड़ी बोला।
    ma͠ine likhne thoṛī bolā.
    It is not the case that I told (someone) to write.
    उसने ख़रीदा थोड़ी, बेचा।
    usne xarīdā thoṛī, becā.
    It is not the case that she bought it, but instead she sold it.

Usage notes

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Only the feminine form थोड़ी (thoṛī) can be used as the emphasised negation.

Declension

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Declension of थोड़ा (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct थोड़ा
thoṛā
थोड़े
thoṛe
थोड़ी
thoṛī
थोड़ी
thoṛī
oblique थोड़े
thoṛe
थोड़े
thoṛe
थोड़ी
thoṛī
थोड़ी
thoṛī
vocative थोड़े
thoṛe
थोड़े
thoṛe
थोड़ी
thoṛī
थोड़ी
thoṛī

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “stōká”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press