थोड़ा

See also: थोड़ी and थोडे

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).

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

• थोड़ा थोड़ा (thoṛā thoṛā)