टेढ़ा

Hindi

Etymology

From Prakrit [script needed] (*trēḍḍha-, “crooked”), related to Sanskrit टेरक (ṭeraka, “squinting”) and टगर (ṭagara, “squint-eyed”), the latter whence Hindi टग्रा (ṭagrā, “cross-eyed”). Compare Marathi टेढा (ṭeḍhā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʈeː.ɽʱɑː/, [ʈeː.ɽʱäː]

Adjective

टेढ़ा • (ṭeṛhā) (Urdu spelling ٹیڑھا)

1. crooked, bent, askew

   Antonym: सीधा (sīdhā)

2. complex, complicated

   बॉस, यह बहुत टेढ़ा मामला है।

   bŏs, yah bahut ṭeṛhā māmlā hai.

   Boss, this is a very complicated affair.

Declension

Declension of टेढ़ा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	टेढ़ा ṭeṛhā	टेढ़े ṭeṛhe	टेढ़ी ṭeṛhī	टेढ़ी ṭeṛhī
oblique	टेढ़े ṭeṛhe	टेढ़े ṭeṛhe	टेढ़ी ṭeṛhī	टेढ़ी ṭeṛhī
vocative	टेढ़े ṭeṛhe	टेढ़े ṭeṛhe	टेढ़ी ṭeṛhī	टेढ़ी ṭeṛhī

See also

• टेढ़ (ṭeṛh)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “trēḍḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press