Half in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “half” in Hindi is आधा, pronounced sautela — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe
Proto-Indo-European *h₁erdʰe
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₁érdʰ-o-s
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárdʰas
Sanskrit अर्ध (ardha)
Prakrit 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥 (addha)
Old Hindi आधा (ādhā)
Hindi आधा
Inherited from Old Hindi आधा (ādhā), आध (ādha), from Prakrit अद्ध (addha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit अर्धक (ardhaka), अर्ध (ardha). Doublet of अर्धक (ardhak) and अर्ध (ardh). Cognate with Gujarati અરધું (aradhũ), Marathi अर्धा (ardhā).
Quick facts about “half”
Everything we know about this word at a glance.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe
Proto-Indo-European *h₁erdʰe
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₁érdʰ-o-s
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárdʰas
Sanskrit अर्ध (ardha)
Prakrit 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥 (addha)
Old Hindi आधा (ādhā)
Hindi आधा
Inherited from Old Hindi आधा (ādhā), आध (ādha), from Prakrit अद्ध (addha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit अर्धक (ardhaka), अर्ध (ardha). Doublet of अर्धक (ardhak) and अर्ध (ardh). Cognate with Gujarati અરધું (aradhũ), Marathi अर्धा (ardhā).