इकलौता

Hindi

Alternative forms

एकलौता (eklautā)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀮𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*ĕkkalaütta), from Sanskrit एकल-पुत्र (ekala-putra, “only son”). Compare Punjabi [script needed] (iklauttā). See also एकल (ekal, “only”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɪk.lɔː.t̪ɑː/, [ɪk.l̪ɔː.t̪äː]

Adjective

इकलौता • (iklautā) (Urdu spelling اکلوتا‎)

only, sole
इकलौता बेटा ― iklautā beṭā ― only son

Declension

Declension of इकलौता (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	इकलौता iklautā	इकलौते iklaute	इकलौती iklautī	इकलौती iklautī
oblique	इकलौते iklaute	इकलौते iklaute	इकलौती iklautī	इकलौती iklautī
vocative	इकलौते iklaute	इकलौते iklaute	इकलौती iklautī	इकलौती iklautī

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989), “इकलौता”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ēkkalaputra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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