ઓછું
Gujarati
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Old Gujarati उछउं (uchaüṃ), from Prakrit 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙 (uccha), from Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀑𑀘𑁆𑀙 (*occha). Cognate with Hindi ओछा (ochā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈo.t͡ʃʰũ/
- Rhymes: -ũ
- Hyphenation: ઓ‧છું
Adjective
ઓછું • (ochũ)
- less; fewer
- ખાવાનું ઓછું પડ્યું ― khāvānũ ochũ paṛyũ ― I didn’t get enough to eat. (literally, “The food fell short.”)
- ઓછી ઉંમરની છોકરી ― ochī ummarnī chokrī ― young girl
- deficient, not enough
Declension
| singular | plural | locative | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | oblique/vocative/ instrumental | |||||
| masculine | ઓછો (ocho) | ઓછા (ochā) | ઓછા (ochā) | ઓછે (oche) | ||
| neuter | ઓછું (ochũ) | ઓછા (ochā) | ઓછાં (ochā̃) | ઓછે (oche) | ||
| feminine | ઓછી (ochī) | ઓછી (ochī) | ઓછી (ochī) | — | ||
If the noun being modified is unmarked, then the locatives do not apply.