हाथा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हस्तक (hastaka). Compare Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣 (hattha, “hand”) and हाथ (hāth).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦɑː.t̪ʰɑː/, [ɦäː.t̪ʰäː]

Noun

हाथा • (hāthā) m (Urdu spelling ہاتھا)

1. handle
2. hand-print (as made on walls at festivals or in worship)
3. a wooden implement used in field irrigation

Declension

Declension of हाथा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हाथा hāthā	हाथे hāthe
oblique	हाथे hāthe	हाथों hāthõ
vocative	हाथे hāthe	हाथो hātho

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हाथा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press