ਲੱਸੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit लसिका (lasikā, spittle, saliva).

Noun

ਲੱਸੀ • (lassīf (Shahmukhi spelling لَسِّی)[1]

  1. buttermilk
    Synonym: ਛਾਹ (chāh)
  2. lassi

Declension

Declension of ਲੱਸੀ
singular plural
direct ਲੱਸੀ (lassī) ਲੱਸੀਆਂ (lassīā̃)
oblique ਲੱਸੀ (lassī) ਲੱਸੀਆਂ (lassīā̃)
vocative ਲੱਸੀਏ (lassīē) ਲੱਸੀਓ (lassīo)
ablative ਲੱਸੀਓਂ (lassīõ) ਲੱਸੀਆਂ (lassīā̃)
locative
instrumental

References

  1. ^ ਲੱਸੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

Further reading

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*lassī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 638:L. P. lassī f. 'buttermilk'