मीठा
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (miṭṭha), from Sanskrit मिष्ट (miṣṭa), a later form of मृष्ट (mṛṣṭa, “polished”), from the root मृज् (mṛj, “to polish, purify”). Cognate with Bengali মিঠা (miṭha).
Doublet of मिष्ट (miṣṭ), a tatsama.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /miː.ʈʰɑː/, [miː.ʈʰäː]
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
- (offensive) effeminate, gay
- मीठा हो क्या? ― mīṭhā ho kyā? ― Are you gay (or what)?
Declension
Declension of मीठा (ā-stem)
| 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
- Monier Williams (1899), “मीठा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 829.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मीठा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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