थोथा

Hindi

Alternative forms

थोता (thotā)

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀣𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀣 (*thottha, “empty, blunt”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). By surface analysis, थोथ (thoth, “hollowness, emptiness”) +‎ -आ (-ā, adjectival suffix). Doublet of थोथ (thoth), थोथर (thothar), and थोथरा (thothrā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰoː.t̪ʰɑː/, [t̪ʰoː.t̪ʰäː]
Rhymes: -oːt̪ʰɑː

Adjective

थोथा • (thothā) (Urdu spelling تھوتھا)

hollow, empty; worm-eaten
Synonyms: खोखला (khokhlā), ख़ाली (xālī), छूछा (chūchā), पोला (polā)
blunt, dull
Synonyms: कुंठित (kuṇṭhit), कुंद (kund), गुठला (guṭhlā), भोथरा (bhothrā)
insubstantial, pointless, nonsensical
Synonyms: अर्थहीन (arthhīn), तत्त्वरहित (tattvarahit), निस्सार (nissār), व्यर्थ (vyarth)

Declension

Declension of *थोथा* (ā-stem)
	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	थोथा thothā	थोथे thothe	थोथी thothī	थोथी thothī
oblique	थोथे thothe	थोथे thothe	थोथी thothī	थोथी thothī
vocative	थोथे thothe	थोथे thothe	थोथी thothī	थोथी thothī

Derived terms

थोथा चना बाजे घना (thothā canā bāje ghanā)
थोथापन (thothāpan)

Noun

थोथा • (thothā) m (Urdu spelling تھوتھا)

vitriol (clarification of this definition is needed)

Declension

Declension of *थोथा* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	थोथा thothā	थोथे thothe
oblique	थोथे thothe	थोथों thothõ
vocative	थोथे thothe	थोथो thotho

Derived terms

नीला थोथा (nīlā thothā)

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “थोथा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2187
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “थोथा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 471
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*thōttha-²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 348