हल्का

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From older हलुका (halukā), a metathesis of Prakrit 𑀮𑀳𑀼 (lahu, “light, small”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-),[1] from Sanskrit लघु (laghu, “light, swift”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hlagʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus. Cognate with Gujarati હલ્કું (halkũ), Nepali हलुको (haluko), Bengali হালকা (haloka), Odia ହାଳୁକା (haḷuka), Maithili हलुक (haluk), Bhojpuri हलुक (haluk), Punjabi ਹਲ੍ਕਾ (halkā), Sindhi هلکو (halko), Marathi हल्का (halkā), हळ्का (haḷkā), and distantly, Latin levis, English light.

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦəl.kɑː/, [ɦɐl.käː]

Adjective

हल्का • (halkā)

  1. light, weightless
  2. mild, lenient
    इतना बड़ा पाप के लिए यह बहुत हल्की सज़ा है।
    itnā baṛā pāp ke lie yah bahut halkī sazā hai.
    This is a lenient punishment for such an unforgivable sin.
  3. faint, slight
    यह रोशनी बहुत हल्की है। ― yah rośnī bahut halkī hai. ― This light is very faint.
  4. weak
  5. silent, quiet
    हल्की आवाज़ ― halkī āvāz ― silent sound

Declension
Declension of हल्का (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct हल्का
halkā		 हल्के
halke		 हल्की
halkī		 हल्की
halkī
oblique हल्के
halke		 हल्के
halke		 हल्की
halkī		 हल्की
halkī
vocative हल्के
halke		 हल्के
halke		 हल्की
halkī		 हल्की
halkī

Adverb

हल्का • (halkā)

  1. quietly, softly
    हल्का बोलो ― halkā bolo ― Speak softly
  2. slightly, mildly
  3. weakly

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