ਵਰਤ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit व्रत (vratá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wratám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wratám, from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (“to speak, say”).

Noun

ਵਰਤ • (varat) m (Shahmukhi spelling ورت)

  1. fast (abstinence from food)
    Synonyms: ਫ਼ਾਕਾ (fākā), ਰੋਜ਼ਾ (rozā)

References

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