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Hindi
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
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪ʰoː.ɽɑː/,
Adjective
थोड़ा • (thoṛā) (Urdu spelling تھوڑا)
- 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)
- 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.
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References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “stōká”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press