घटिया
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From घटना (ghaṭnā, “to reduce”) + -इया (-iyā).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
घटिया • (ghaṭiyā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling گھٹیا)
- inferior, of poor quality
- Antonym: बढ़िया (baṛhiyā)
- यह संतरे उन तरबूज़े से घटिया है।
- yah santre un tarbūze se ghaṭiyā hai.
- These oranges are inferior to those watermelons.
- base, lowly
References[edit]
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “घटिया”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “घटिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 283