थोबड़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀣𑁄𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*thobba, “snout”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰoːb.ɽɑː/, [t̪ʰoːb.ɽäː]

Noun

थोबड़ा • (thobṛā) m

1. muzzle, snout
2. (slang) face, mug

Declension

Declension of थोबड़ा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	थोबड़ा thobṛā	थोबड़े thobṛe
oblique	थोबड़े thobṛe	थोबड़ों thobṛõ
vocative	थोबड़े thobṛe	थोबड़ो thobṛo

References

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