چھوٹا

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćʰoṭṭa-. Compare Nepali छोटो (choṭo, “small”), Gujarati છોટું (choṭũ), Urdu چھوٹا‎ (“small”), Oriya ଛୋଟ (choṭô, “small, lesser”), Assamese ছোট (süto, “junior, low grade”).

Earlier lexicographers suggested Sanskrit क्षुद्रक (kṣudraka, “small, insignificant”).

Adjective

چھوٹا • (choṭā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਛੋਟਾ)

1. small, little

   Synonym: نکا‎ (nikkā)

2. young
3. short

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćʰoṭṭa-. Compare Nepali छोटो (choṭo, “small”), Gujarati છોટું (choṭũ), Punjabi ਛੋਟਾ (choṭā, “small”), Oriya ଛୋଟ (choṭô, “small, lesser”), Assamese ছোট (süto, “junior, low grade”).

Earlier lexicographers suggested Sanskrit क्षुद्रक (kṣudraka, “small, insignificant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰoː.ʈɑː/

Adjective

چھوٹا • (choṭā) (Hindi spelling छोटा)

1. little, small

   ‏باہر ایک چھوٹا بچہ کھڑا ہے۔‎‎

   bahār ek choṭā baccā khaṛā hai.

   There's a small child standing outside.

2. younger, junior, minor, lesser

   ‏چھوٹا بھائی‎ ― choṭā bhāī ― younger brother

   ‏چھوٹی بہن‎ ― choṭī bahan ― younger sister

3. subordinate, inferior, common
4. trivial, trifling, unimportant, of no consequence
5. low, mean, insignificant, contemptible; common

References

• Platts, John T. (1884), “چھوٹا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.