ਘੋੱਟਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit घट्टयति (ghaṭṭayati). Doublet of ਘੋਟਣਾ (ghoṭṇā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [koːʈ̚˨ʈaː]

Noun

ਘੋੱਟਾ • (ghoṭṭām (Shahmukhi spelling گھوٹَّا)

  1. the instrument with which a polish or glass is given to paper
  2. the instrument with which the wooden slate is rubbed by beginners of Sanskrit, Gurmukhi, and Landa characters

Declension

Declension of ਘੋੱਟਾ
singular plural
direct ਘੋੱਟਾ (ghoṭṭā) ਘੋੱਟੇ (ghoṭṭe)
oblique ਘੋੱਟੇ (ghoṭṭe) ਘੋੱਟਿਆਂ (ghoṭṭiā̃)
vocative ਘੋੱਟਿਆ (ghoṭṭiā) ਘੋੱਟਿਓ (ghoṭṭio)
ablative ਘੋੱਟਿਓਂ (ghoṭṭiõ)
locative ਘੋੱਟੇ (ghoṭṭe)
instrumental ਘੋੱਟੇ (ghoṭṭe)

Derived terms

  • ਘੋੱਟਾ ਘਾੱਟੀ (ghoṭṭā ghāṭṭī)
  • ਘੋੱਟੇ ਗਰ (ghoṭṭe gar)
  • ਘੋੱਟੇ ਗਰਨੀ (ghoṭṭe garnī)

References

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