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).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪ʰoː.ɽɑː/, [t̪ʰoː.ɽäː]
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Adjective

थोड़ा • (thoṛā) (Urdu spelling تھوڑا)

  1. 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)

  1. 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
Declension of थोड़ा (ā-stem)
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

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