ठठेरा

Hindi

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ṭhaṭṭhakāra, "one who makes a ṭhaṭṭha sound"; ultimately imitative/onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʈʰə.ʈʰeː.ɾɑː/, [ʈʰɐ.ʈʰeː.ɾäː]

Noun

ठठेरा • (ṭhaṭherā) m

1. coppersmith, tinsmith, brazier

Declension

Declension of ठठेरा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ठठेरा ṭhaṭherā	ठठेरे ṭhaṭhere
oblique	ठठेरे ṭhaṭhere	ठठेरों ṭhaṭherõ
vocative	ठठेरे ṭhaṭhere	ठठेरो ṭhaṭhero

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ठठेरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṭhaṭṭhakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press