ठुल्ला

Hindi

Etymology

From early Western Punjabi ਠੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ (ṭhullhā, “obese”) (compare modern Saraiki ठुल्ला (ṭhullā)).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʈʰʊl.lɑː/, [ʈʰʊl.läː]

Noun

ठुल्ला • (ṭhullā) m

  1. (Delhi, slang, usually derogatory) policeman, cop
    Synonyms: पुलिसवाला (pulisvālā), मामू (māmū) (Mumbai, slang)

Declension

Declension of ठुल्ला (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct ठुल्ला
ṭhullā 		ठुल्ले
ṭhulle
oblique ठुल्ले
ṭhulle 		ठुल्लों
ṭhullõ
vocative ठुल्ले
ṭhulle 		ठुल्लो
ṭhullo

References

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਠੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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