একটু

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ইকটু (ikṭu)

Etymology

From এক (ek) +‎ -টুকু (-ṭuku)

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ekʈu/, [ˈekʈuˑ], /ikʈu/, [ˈikʈuˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ektu/, [ˈektuˑ], /iktu/, [ˈiktuˑ]

Adverb

একটু • (ekṭu)

1. a bit, a little

   Synonym: অল্পার্থে (olparthe)

2. a while, in a little bit

   একটু খানি সবুর করো

   ekṭu khani śobur korō

   wait a minute

3. at the slightest provocation
4. once
5. bit by bit, little by little

Adjective

একটু • (ekṭu)

1. slight
2. of tender age, young

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “একটু”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, একটু, Bengali-English Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh