থোড়া

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀣𑁄𑀅 (thoa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit स्तोक (stoká, drop, dot). Cognate with Punjabi ਥੋੜਾ (thoṛā), Gujarati થોડું (thoḍũ), Marathi थोडे (thoḍe), Hindi थोड़ा (thoṛā).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t̪ʰoɽa/, [ˈt̪ʰoɽaˑ], /t̪ʰoɾa/, [ˈt̪ʰoɾaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /t̪ʰoɹa/, [ˈt̪ʰoɹaˑ]

Noun

থোড়া • (thōṛa)

  1. a little