ਬੂਟਾ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀩𑀽𑀝 (*būṭa)), Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀽𑀝 (*būṭa).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /buː.ʈäː/
- Rhymes: -äː
- Hyphenation: ਬੂ‧ਟਾ
Noun
ਬੂਟਾ • (būṭā) m (Shahmukhi spelling بوٹا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਬੂਟਾ (būṭā) | ਬੂਟੇ (būṭe) |
| oblique | ਬੂਟੇ (būṭe) | ਬੂਟਿਆਂ (būṭiā̃) |
| vocative | ਬੂਟਿਆ (būṭiā) | ਬੂਟਿਓ (būṭio) |
| ablative | ਬੂਟਿਓਂ (būṭiõ) | — |
| locative | ਬੂਟੇ (būṭe) | — |
| instrumental | ਬੂਟੇ (būṭe) | — |
Derived terms
- ਬੂਟਾ ਲੱਗਣਾ (būṭā laggaṇā, “take root”, verb)
- ਬੂਟੀ f (būṭī, “herb, weed”)
Proper noun
ਬੂਟਾ • (būṭā) m (Shahmukhi spelling بوٹا)
- a male given name, Boota
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “būṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- “ਬੂਟਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਬੂਟਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.