थोडे
See also: थोड़ी and थोड़ा
Marathi
Alternative forms
- थोडं (thoḍa)
Etymology
From Old Marathi 𑘞𑘻𑘚 (thoḍa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀣𑁄𑀅 (thoa, “a little”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit स्तोक (stoká, “drop, dot”).[1] Cognate with Gujarati થોડું (thoḍũ), Hindi थोड़ा (thoṛā), Punjabi ਥੋੜਾ (thoṛā).
Adjective
थोडे • (thoḍe)
- a little, small (amount of)
Derived terms
- थोडक्यात (thoḍakyāt)
- थोडेफार (thoḍephār)
- थोडेबहुत (thoḍebhut)
- थोडेसे (thoḍese)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “stōká (13720)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983) , “थोडे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- James Thomas Molesworth (1857) , “थोडा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- James Thomas Molesworth (1857) , “थोडा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press