एकलौता
Hindi
Alternative forms
- इकलौता (iklautā)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀮𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*ĕkkalaütta), from Sanskrit एकल-पुत्र (ekala-putra, “only son”). Compare Punjabi [script needed] (iklauttā). See also एकल (ekal, “only”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /eːk.lɔː.t̪ɑː/, [eːk.lɔː.t̪äː]
Adjective
एकलौता • (eklautā) (Urdu spelling اکلوتا)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| direct | एकलौता eklautā |
एकलौते eklaute |
एकलौती eklautī |
एकलौती eklautī |
| oblique | एकलौते eklaute |
एकलौते eklaute |
एकलौती eklautī |
एकलौती eklautī |
| vocative | एकलौते eklaute |
एकलौते eklaute |
एकलौती eklautī |
एकलौती eklautī |
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “एकलौता”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ēkkalaputra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press