ਤੌਲੀਆ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani तौलिया / تَولِیَہ (tauliya), from Portuguese toalha.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ɔː.ɭi.äː/, /t̪əu.li.äː/
  • Audio (India):(file)
  • Rhymes: -äː

Noun

ਤੌਲੀਆ • (taulīā) m (indeclinable, Shahmukhi spelling تولیہ or تولیا)

  1. towel
    ਮੈਨੂੰ ਤੌਲੀਆ ਦੇ ਦਿਓ. ― mainū̃ taulīā de dio. ― Give me the towel.
    ਮੇਰਾ ਤੌਲੀਆ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਗਿਆ? ― merā taulīā kitthe giā? ― Where did my towel go?

References

  1. ^ Xavier, Anthony Soares, transl. (1936) [1913], Portuguese Vocables in Asiatic Languages, Baroda: Oriental Institute, translation of Influencia do Vocabulario Português em Línguas Asiáticas by Sebastião Rodolfo Dalgado (in Portuguese), →ISBN, page 345, column 2

Further reading

  • “ਤੌਲੀਆ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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