इकलौता

इकलौता

Hindi

Alternative forms

• एकलौता (eklautā)

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀮𑁅𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*eklautta), from Sanskrit *एकलपुत्र (ekalaputra, “only son”). Compare Pali iklauttā. See also एकल (ekal, “only”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪk.lɔː.t̪ɑː/

Adjective

इकलौता • (iklautā)

1. only, sole

   इकलौता बेटा ― iklautā beṭā ― only son

Declension

Declension of इकलौता
	Masculine			Feminine
	Singular	Plural		Singular	Plural
Direct	इकलौता (iklautā)	इकलौते (iklaute)		इकलौती (iklautī)	इकलौती (iklautī)
Oblique	इकलौते (iklaute)	इकलौते (iklaute)		इकलौती (iklautī)	इकलौती (iklautī)
Vocative	इकलौते (iklaute)	इकलौते (iklaute)		इकलौती (iklautī)	इकलौती (iklautī)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “इकलौता”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ēkkalaputra (2507)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press