अट्ठा
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀕 (aṭṭhaga) without cluster simplification, from Sanskrit अष्टक (áṣṭaka), whence also Punjabi ਅੱਠਾ (aṭṭhā). Doublet of अष्टक (aṣṭak). Equivalent to आठ (āṭh) + -आ (-ā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /əʈ.ʈʰɑː/, [ɐʈ̚.ʈʰäː]
Noun
अट्ठा • (aṭṭhā) m (Urdu spelling اٹھا)
- set of eight
- (card games) an eight
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | अट्ठा aṭṭhā |
अट्ठे aṭṭhe |
| oblique | अट्ठे aṭṭhe |
अट्ठों aṭṭhõ |
| vocative | अट्ठे aṭṭhe |
अट्ठो aṭṭho |
Coordinate terms
| Playing cards in Hindi · ताश (tāś) (layout · text) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| इक्का (ikkā) | दुक्की (dukkī) | तिक्की (tikkī) | चौका (caukā) | पंजा (pañjā) | छक्का (chakkā) | सत्ता (sattā) |
| अट्ठा (aṭṭhā) | नहला (nahlā) | दहला (dahlā) | ग़ुलाम (ġulām) | रानी (rānī) बेगम (begam) |
राजा (rājā) बादशाह (bādśāh) |
जोकर (jokar) |
Descendants
- → Nepali: अट्ठा (aṭṭhā)
- → Punjabi: ਆਠਾ (āṭhā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अट्ठा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “áṣṭaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 41
Nepali
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi अट्ठा (aṭṭhā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʌʈ̚ʈʰä]
- Phonetic Devanagari: अट्ठा
Noun
अट्ठा • (aṭṭhā)
- (card games) an eight
Coordinate terms
| Playing cards in Nepali · तास (tās) (layout · text) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| एक्का (ekkā) | दुक्का (dukkā) | तिक्का (tikkā) | चौका (caukā) | पन्जा (panjā), पंजा (pañjā) | छक्का (chakkā) | सत्ता (sattā) |
| अट्ठा (aṭṭhā) | नहल (nahal) | दहल (dahal) | गुलाम (gulām) | मिस्सी (missī), रानी (rānī) | बादशाह (bādśāha) | जोकर (jokar) |
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “अट्ठा”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 9