ਉੱਤੇ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit उत्तमे (uttame, in the highest), locative of उत्तम (uttamá).

Pronunciation

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Postposition

ਉੱਤੇ • (utte) (Shahmukhi spelling اتے)

  1. on
  2. over, atop

Derived terms

  • ਤੌਰ ਤੇ (taur te, -ly, forms adverbs from adjectives, postposition)

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “uttamá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press