ऐसा
See also: ऐसे
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀏𑀤𑀺𑀲 (edisa), from Sanskrit ईदृश (īdṛśa). Cognate with Bagheli अईसन (aīsan), Marathi असे (ase), Konkani अशें (aśẽ).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɛː.sɑː/, [ɛː.s̪äː]
Adjective
ऐसा • (aisā) (Urdu spelling ایسا)
- of this sort; of this kind
Declension
Declension of ऐसा (ā-stem)
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| direct | ऐसा aisā | ऐसे aise | ऐसी aisī | ऐसी aisī |
| oblique | ऐसे aise | ऐसे aise | ऐसी aisī | ऐसी aisī |
| vocative | ऐसे aise | ऐसे aise | ऐसी aisī | ऐसी aisī |
Related terms
- वैसा (vaisā)
- कैसा (kaisā) (interrogative)
- जैसा (jaisā) (relative)
Noun
ऐसा • (aisā) m
- such a thing
- मैं ऐसा तुझे नहीं करने दूँगा।
- ma͠i aisā tujhe nahī̃ karne dūṅgā.
- I will not let you do such a thing.
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Postposition
ऐसा • (aisā) (Urdu spelling ایسا)
- like this, like so; such a
- मुझे ऐसा बच्चा कभी नहीं मिला है।
- mujhe aisā baccā kabhī nahī̃ milā hai.
- I have never found such a boy.
Synonyms
- तैसा (taisā) (all senses)
Derived terms
- ऐसी तैसी (aisī taisī)
- ऐसी तैसी करना (aisī taisī karnā)
- ऐसे (aise)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ऐसा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “īdŕ̊śa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press