पुतला
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀬 (puttalaya), from Sanskrit पुत्र (putra) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-) + -𑀓- (-ka-).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /pʊt̪.lɑː/, [pʊt̪.läː]
Noun
पुतला • (putlā) m (female equivalent पुतली, Urdu spelling پُتْلَا)
- dummy, mannequin; effigy
- दशहरे पर रावण के पुतले जलाए जाते हैं।
- daśahre par rāvaṇ ke putle jalāe jāte ha͠i.
- On Dussehra, the demon Ravan's effigies are burnt [an annual Hindu ritual].
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पुतला putlā |
पुतले putle |
| oblique | पुतले putle |
पुतलों putlõ |
| vocative | पुतले putle |
पुतलो putlo |
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “पुतला”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 395.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पुतला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 636
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “putrala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 468