ਤੋਤਾ
Punjabi
Etymology
Possibly from Classical Persian توته (tōta, “parrot”). Compare Hindi तोता (totā).
Pronunciation
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Noun
ਤੋਤਾ • (tottā) m (Shahmukhi spelling توتا)
Declension
| 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