تھوڑا

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Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀣𑁄𑀕 (thoga, a little) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit स्तोक (stoká, drop, dot). Cognate with Punjabi ਥੋੜਾ (thoṛā), Gujarati થોડું (thoḍũ), Marathi थोडे (thoḍe), Bengali থোড়া (thōṛa), Sylheti ꠕꠥꠠꠣ (túṛa).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t̪ʰoː.ɽɑː/
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Adjective

تھوڑا (thoṛā) (Hindi spelling थोड़ा)

  1. some, a little; small (amount of)
    مجھے صرف تھوڑی سی چائے چاہیے۔I just want some tea.

References

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