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ઠઠ્ઠો

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Gujarati

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit *𑀞𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*ṭhaṭṭha); further etymology uncertain. Perhaps from a substrate.[1] Cognate with Bengali ঠাট্টা (ṭhaṭṭa), Hindi ठट्ठा (ṭhaṭṭhā), Marathi ठठ्ठा (ṭhaṭhṭhā), Nepali ठट्टा (ṭhaṭṭā), Punjabi ਠੱਠਾ (ṭhaṭṭhā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ઠઠ્ઠો (ṭhaṭhṭhom

  1. jest, joke

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭhaṭṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press