थोड़ा
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀣𑁄𑀕 (thoga, “a little”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit स्तोक (stoká, “drop, dot”).[1] Cognate with Punjabi ਥੋੜਾ (thoṛā), Gujarati થોડું (thoḍũ), Marathi थोडे (thoḍe), Bengali থোড়া (thōṛa), Sylheti ꠕꠥꠠꠣ (túṛa).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪ʰoː.ɽɑː/, [t̪ʰoː.ɽäː]
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Adjective
थोड़ा • (thoṛā) (Urdu spelling تھوڑا)
- some, a little; small (amount of)
- मुझे बस थोड़ी चाय चाहिए। ― mujhe bas thoṛī cāy cāhie. ― I just want some tea.
Adverb
थोड़ा • (thoṛā) (Urdu spelling تھوڑا)
- emphasised negation; not the case
- वो मुझे थोड़ी चाहिए।
- vo mujhe thoṛī cāhie.
- It is not me who wants that. / It is not the case that I want that.
- मैंने लिखने थोड़ी बोला।
- ma͠ine likhne thoṛī bolā.
- It is not the case that I told (someone) to write.
- उसने ख़रीदा थोड़ी, बेचा।
- usne xarīdā thoṛī, becā.
- It is not the case that she bought it, but instead she sold it.
Usage notes
Only the feminine form थोड़ी (thoṛī) can be used as the emphasised negation.
Declension
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| direct | थोड़ा thoṛā |
थोड़े thoṛe |
थोड़ी thoṛī |
थोड़ी thoṛī |
| oblique | थोड़े thoṛe |
थोड़े thoṛe |
थोड़ी thoṛī |
थोड़ी thoṛī |
| vocative | थोड़े thoṛe |
थोड़े thoṛe |
थोड़ी thoṛī |
थोड़ी thoṛī |
Derived terms
- थोड़ा थोड़ा (thoṛā thoṛā)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “stōká”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press