ईषत्

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ईषत् (īṣat).

Adjective

ईषत् • (īṣat)

very little, less, minuscule
Synonyms: थोड़ा (thoṛā), कम (kam), अल्प (alp)

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *in̥st, from *is (“a little”). Cognate with Albanian imtë (“tiny, small”), Latvian īss (“short”), Lithuanian įsas and Old Prussian insan.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /iː.ʂɐ́t̪/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.ʂɐt̪/

Adjective

ईषत् • (īṣat)

few, little
Synonym: स्वल्प (svalpa)

Adverb

ईषत् • (īṣat)

slightly

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