हल्का

Hindi

Alternative forms

हलका (halkā)
हलुका (halukā)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-us

Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hlagʰúš

Sanskrit लघु (laghu)

Prakrit 𑀮𑀳𑀼 (lahu)der.

Old Hindi हलुका (halukā)

Hindi हल्का (halkā)

From older हलुका (halukā), inherited from Prakrit *हलुक्क- (halukka-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from *हलु- (halu-) + -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-), from—undergoing metathesis—लहु (lahu, “light, small”), from Sanskrit लघु (laghú).^[1] from Sanskrit लघु (laghu, “light, swift”).

Cognate with Gujarati હલ્કું (halkũ), Nepali हलुको (haluko), Bengali হালকা (haloka), Odia ହାଳୁକା (hāḷukā), Maithili हलुक (haluk), Bhojpuri हलुक (haluk), Punjabi ਹਲ੍ਕਾ (halkā), Sindhi هلکو (halko), Marathi हल्का (halkā), हळ्का (haḷkā), and distantly, Latin levis, English light.

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦəl.kɑː/, [ɦɐl.käː]

Adjective

हल्का • (halkā)

light, weightless
mild, lenient
इतना बड़ा पाप के लिए यह बहुत हल्की सज़ा है।
itnā baṛā pāp ke lie yah bahut halkī sazā hai.
This is a lenient punishment for such an unforgivable sin.
faint, slight
यह रोशनी बहुत हल्की है। ― yah rośnī bahut halkī hai. ― This light is very faint.
weak
silent, quiet
हल्की आवाज़ ― halkī āvāz ― silent sound

Declension

Declension of *हल्का* (ā-stem)
	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	हल्का halkā	हल्के halke	हल्की halkī	हल्की halkī
oblique	हल्के halke	हल्के halke	हल्की halkī	हल्की halkī
vocative	हल्के halke	हल्के halke	हल्की halkī	हल्की halkī

Adverb

हल्का • (halkā)

quietly, softly
हल्का बोलो ― halkā bolo ― Speak softly
slightly, mildly
weakly

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “laghú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “laghú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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