چھوٹا

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀙𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*choṭṭa). 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”).

چھوٹا • (choṭā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਛੋਟਾ)

1. small, little

   Synonym: نکا‎ (nikkā)

2. young
3. short

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀙𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*choṭṭa). 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”).

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰoː.ʈɑː/
• (Deccani) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰoː.ʈɑː/

چھوٹا • (choṭā) (Hindi spelling छोटा)

1. little, small

   ‏باہر ایک چھوٹا بچہ کھڑا ہے۔‎‎

   bāhar 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

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