पट्ठा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀱𑁆𑀞 (*paṣṭha). Sometimes connected to Sanskrit पष्ठवह् (paṣṭhavah, “young bull”). Cognate with Bengali পাঁঠা (pãṭha).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /pəʈ.ʈʰɑː/, [pɐʈ̚.ʈʰäː]

Noun

पट्ठा • (paṭṭhā) m (Urdu spelling پَٹّھَا)

young man
Synonyms: नौजवान (naujvān), नवयुवक (navyuvak)
young, child (of an animal)

Declension

Declension of *पट्ठा* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	पट्ठा paṭṭhā	पट्ठे paṭṭhe
oblique	पट्ठे paṭṭhe	पट्ठों paṭṭhõ
vocative	पट्ठे paṭṭhe	पट्ठो paṭṭho

Derived terms

उल्लू का पट्ठा (ullū kā paṭṭhā)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पट्ठा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press