घटिया
Hindi
Etymology
From घटना (ghaṭnā, “to reduce”) + -इया (-iyā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʱə.ʈɪ.jɑː/, [ɡʱə.ʈi.jäː]
Adjective
घटिया • (ghaṭiyā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling گھٹیا)
- inferior, of poor quality
- यह संतरे उन तरबूज़े से घटिया है।
- yah santre un tarbūze se ghaṭiyā hai.
- These oranges are inferior to those watermelons.
- Antonym: बढ़िया (baṛhiyā)
- base, lowly
References
- 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