पतला

See also: पाताल and पीतल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮 (pattala, “thin”), from Sanskrit पत्त्रल (pattralá, “leafy”). Cognate with Gujarati પાતળું (pātaḷũ), Marathi पातळ (pātaḷ), Odia ପତଳା (pataḷā), Bengali পাতলা (patola), Assamese পাতল (patol).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pət̪.lɑː/, [pɐt̪.läː]

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Adjective

पतला • (patlā) (Urdu spelling پتلا)

1. thin, lean, slender

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:पतला

   Antonyms: see Thesaurus:मोटा

2. emaciate; weak

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:निर्बल

3. delicate; frail
4. high-pitched, soprano

Declension

Declension of पतला (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	पतला patlā	पतले patle	पतली patlī	पतली patlī
oblique	पतले patle	पतले patle	पतली patlī	पतली patlī
vocative	पतले patle	पतले patle	पतली patlī	पतली patlī

Derived terms

• पतलू (patlū)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “पतला”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2787
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “पतला”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 391
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पतला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 596
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “पतला”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 369.