पतला
See also: पाताल and पीतल
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮 (pattala, “thin”), from Sanskrit पत्त्रल (pattralá, “leafy”). Cognate with Gujarati પાતળું (pātaḷũ), Marathi पातळ (pātaḷ), Oriya ପାତଳ (patôḷô), Bengali পাতলা (patôla), Assamese পাতল (patol).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pət̪.lɑː/, [pət̪.l̪äː]
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Adjective
पतला • (patlā) (Urdu spelling پتلا)
- thin, lean, slender
- Antonym: मोटा (moṭā)
- emaciate; weak
- delicate; frail
- high-pitched, soprano
Declension
Declension of पतला (ā-stem)
masculine | feminine | |||
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singular | plural | singular | plural | |
direct | पतला patlā | पतले patle | पतली patlī | पतली patlī |
oblique | पतले patle | पतले patle | पतली patlī | पतली patlī |
vocative | पतले patle | पतले patle | पतली patlī | पतली patlī |
Derived terms
- पतलू (patlū)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pattralá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press