থোড়া

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀣𑁄𑀕 (thoga, “a little”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit स्तोक (stoká, “drop, dot”). Cognate with Punjabi ਥੋੜਾ (thoṛā), Gujarati થોડું (thoḍũ), Marathi थोडे (thoḍe), Hindi थोड़ा (thoṛā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰoɽa/, [ˈt̪ʰoɽaˑ], /t̪ʰoɾa/, [ˈt̪ʰoɾaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰoɹa/, [ˈt̪ʰoɹaˑ]

Noun

থোড়া • (thōṛa)

1. a little