थोबड़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀣𑁄𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*thobba, “snout”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰoːb.ɽɑː/, [t̪ʰoːb.ɽäː]

Noun

थोबड़ा • (thobṛā) m

muzzle, snout
(slang) face, mug

Declension

Declension of *थोबड़ा* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	थोबड़ा thobṛā	थोबड़े thobṛe
oblique	थोबड़े thobṛe	थोबड़ों thobṛõ
vocative	थोबड़े thobṛe	थोबड़ो thobṛo

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “thōba”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “थोबड़ा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press