हल्का

• हलका (halkā)
• हलुका (halukā)

From older हलुका (halukā), from Prakrit हलु- (halu-) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from—undergoing metathesis—लहु (lahu, “light, small”), from Sanskrit लघु (laghú).^[1] from Sanskrit लघु (laghu, “light, swift”).

Cognate with Gujarati હલ્કું (halkũ), Nepali हलुको (haluko), Bengali হালকা (haloka), Odia ହାଳୁକା (hāḷukā), Maithili हलुक (haluk), Bhojpuri हलुक (haluk), Punjabi ਹਲ੍ਕਾ (halkā), Sindhi هلکو (halko), Marathi हल्का (halkā), हळ्का (haḷkā), and distantly, Latin levis, English light.

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

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

हल्का • (halkā)

1. quietly, softly

   हल्का बोलो ― halkā bolo ― Speak softly

2. slightly, mildly
3. weakly