थोडे

Marathi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘞𑘻𑘚 (thoḍa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀣𑁄𑀅 (thoa, “a little”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit स्तोक (stoká, “drop, dot”).[1] Cognate with Gujarati થોડું (thoḍũ), Hindi थोड़ा (thoṛā), Punjabi ਥੋੜਾ (thoṛā).

Pronunciation
  • (formal) IPA(key): /t̪ʰo.ɖe/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /t̪ʰo.ɖə/

Adjective

थोडे • (thoḍe)

  1. a little, small (amount of)

Derived terms
  • थोडक्यात (thoḍakyāt)
  • थोडेफार (thoḍephār)
  • थोडेबहुत (thoḍebhut)
  • थोडेसे (thoḍese)

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

Further reading
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “थोडे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “थोडा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “थोडा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
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