हूँठा

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Hindi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞 (addhuṭṭha), from Sanskrit अर्धचतुर्थ (ardhacaturtha, “[three full ones and] the half of the fourth”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦũː.ʈʰɑː/, [ɦũː.ʈʰäː]

Numeral[edit]

हूँठा • (hū̃ṭhā) (Urdu spelling ہونٹھا)[1][2][3]

  1. three and a half

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “हूँठा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ardhacaturtha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 29
  3. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हूँठा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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