ठट्ठा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• ठठ्ठा (ṭhaṭhṭhā)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀞𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*ṭhaṭṭha); further etymology uncertain. Perhaps from a substrate.

Noun

ठट्ठा • (ṭhaṭṭhā) m (Urdu spelling ٹھٹھا)

1. joke, quip, jibe
2. joking, bantering
3. laugh, guffaw
4. (figuratively) trifle, an easy task or matter

Declension

Declension of ठट्ठा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ठट्ठा ṭhaṭṭhā	ठट्ठे ṭhaṭṭhe
oblique	ठट्ठे ṭhaṭṭhe	ठट्ठों ṭhaṭṭhõ
vocative	ठट्ठे ṭhaṭṭhe	ठट्ठो ṭhaṭṭho

Derived terms

• ठट्ठा उड़ाना (ṭhaṭṭhā uṛānā)
• ठट्ठा करना (ṭhaṭṭhā karnā)
• ठट्ठा मारना (ṭhaṭṭhā mārnā)
• ठट्ठा लगाना (ṭhaṭṭhā lagānā)
• ठट्ठे में उड़ाना (ṭhaṭṭhe mẽ uṛānā)
• ठट्ठे-मिज़ाज (ṭhaṭṭhe-mizāj)
• ठट्ठेबाज़ (ṭhaṭṭhebāz)
• ठट्ठेबाज़ी (ṭhaṭṭhebāzī)

 

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ठट्ठा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ठट्ठा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha