ਤੋਤਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Possibly from Classical Persian توته (tōta, parrot). Compare Hindi तोता (totā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ਤੋਤਾ • (tottām (Shahmukhi spelling توتا)

  1. parrot
    Synonym: ਸੂਆ (sūā)

Declension

Declension of ਤੋਤਾ
singular plural
direct ਤੋਤਾ (totā) ਤੋਤੇ (tote)
oblique ਤੋਤੇ (tote) ਤੋਤਿਆਂ (totiā̃)
vocative ਤੋਤਿਆ (totiā) ਤੋਤਿਓ (totio)
ablative ਤੋਤਿਓਂ (totiõ)
locative ਤੋਤੇ (tote)
instrumental ਤੋਤੇ (tote)

References

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਤੋਤਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śúka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 724