मीठा
Hindi
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (miṭṭha), from Sanskrit मिष्ट (miṣṭa), a later form of मृष्ट (mṛṣṭá). Cognate with Assamese মিঠা (mitha).
Doublet of मिष्ट (miṣṭ), a tatsama.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miː.ʈʰɑː/
Adjective
मीठा • (mīṭhā) (Urdu spelling میٹھا)
- sweet
- यह चाय मीठी नहीं है, कुछ और शक्कर मिलाओ।
- yah cāy mīṭhī nahī̃ hai, kuch aur śakkar milāo.
- This tea is not sweet enough, add some more sugar.
-
- pleasant, agreeable
- मीठी बात ― mīṭhī bāt ― sweet-talk
-
- gentle, light
- tender, sympathetic
Declension
| Declension of मीठा | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | ||||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | ||
| Direct | मीठा (mīṭhā) | मीठे (mīṭhe) | मीठी (mīṭhī) | मीठी (mīṭhī) | |
| Oblique | मीठे (mīṭhe) | मीठे (mīṭhe) | मीठी (mīṭhī) | मीठी (mīṭhī) | |
| Vocative | मीठे (mīṭhe) | मीठे (mīṭhe) | मीठी (mīṭhī) | मीठी (mīṭhī) | |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मीठा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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