ਕੋਠਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀬 (kŏṭṭhaya), from Sanskrit कोष्ठ (koṣṭha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Noun

ਕੋਠਾ • (koṭhām

  1. house
  2. storehouse, granary
  3. belly, stomach

Declension

Declension of ਕੋਠਾ
singular plural
direct ਕੋਠਾ (koṭhā) ਕੋਠੇ (koṭhe)
oblique ਕੋਠੇ (koṭhe) ਕੋਠਿਆਂ (koṭhiā̃)
vocative ਕੋਠਿਆ (koṭhiā) ਕੋਠਿਓ (koṭhio)
ablative ਕੋਠਿਓਂ (koṭhiõ)
locative ਕੋਠੇ (koṭhe)
instrumental ਕੋਠੇ (koṭhe)

Further reading

  • ਕੋਠਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕੋਠਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 624.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “koṭhā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 184