पतला

See also: पाताल and पीतल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮 (pattala, “thin”), from Sanskrit पत्त्रल (pattralá, “leafy”). Cognate with Gujarati પાતળું (pātaḷũ), Marathi पातळ (pātaḷ), Odia ପାତଳ (patôḷô), Bengali পাতলা (patola), Assamese পাতল (patol).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pət̪.lɑː/, [pɐt̪.läː]
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Adjective

पतला • (patlā) (Urdu spelling پتلا)

thin, lean, slender
Antonym: मोटा (moṭā)
emaciate; weak
delicate; frail
high-pitched, soprano

Declension

Declension of पतला (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	पतला patlā	पतले patle	पतली patlī	पतली patlī
oblique	पतले patle	पतले patle	पतली patlī	पतली patlī
vocative	पतले patle	पतले patle	पतली patlī	पतली patlī

Derived terms

पतलू (patlū)

References

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

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