ਤੱਤਾ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ət̪ːäː/, [t̪ɐt̪.t̪äː]
  • Rhymes: -äː

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ਤੱਤਾ • (tattām (Shahmukhi spelling تتا)

  1. Name of the twenty-first letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet, (ta).

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀢𑁆𑀢 (tatta) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit तप्त (taptá).

Adjective

ਤੱਤਾ • (tattā) (Shahmukhi spelling تتا)

  1. hot; warm
  2. (figuratively) short-tempered; hotheaded
  3. (figuratively, rare) brave; courageous
  4. (figuratively, rare) stubborn, obstinate
Declension
Declension of ਤੱਤਾ
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct ਤੱਤਾ (tattā) ਤੱਤੇ (tatte) ਤੱਤੀ (tattī) ਤੱਤੀਆਂ (tattīā̃)
oblique ਤੱਤੇ (tatte) ਤੱਤਿਆਂ (tattiā̃) ਤੱਤੀ (tattī) ਤੱਤੀਆਂ (tattīā̃)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Interjection

ਤੱਤਾ • (tattā) (Shahmukhi spelling تتا)

  1. Ploughman's call to bullocks to go slightly to the right.

References

  • ਤੱਤਾ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025