Subdued in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “subdued” in Hindi is हल्का, pronounced manad — it is a verb. 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.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-us
Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hlagʰúš
Sanskrit लघु (laghu)
Prakrit 𑀮𑀳𑀼 (lahu)meta.
Prakrit 𑀳𑀮𑀼𑀅 (halua)der.
Old Hindi हलुका (halukā)
Hindi हल्का
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). 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.
Quick facts about “subdued”
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Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-us
Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hlagʰúš
Sanskrit लघु (laghu)
Prakrit 𑀮𑀳𑀼 (lahu)meta.
Prakrit 𑀳𑀮𑀼𑀅 (halua)der.
Old Hindi हलुका (halukā)
Hindi हल्का
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). 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.
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