ठुल्ला

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਠੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ (ṭhullhā) / ٹھُلّھا (ṭhullhā, “obese”) (compare modern Saraiki ठुल्ला (ṭhullā)); ultimately from Sanskrit स्थूल (sthūla). Doublet of स्थूल (sthūl).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʈʰʊl.lɑː/, [ʈʰʊl.läː]

Noun

ठुल्ला • (ṭhullā) m (Urdu spelling ٹُھلَّا)

(Delhi, slang, usually derogatory) policeman, cop
Synonyms: पुलिसवाला (pulisvālā), पांडु (pāṇḍu) (Mumbai, slang), मामू (māmū)

Declension

Declension of *ठुल्ला* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	ठुल्ला ṭhullā	ठुल्ले ṭhulle
oblique	ठुल्ले ṭhulle	ठुल्लों ṭhullõ
vocative	ठुल्ले ṭhulle	ठुल्लो ṭhullo

References

Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਠੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.