ਪਿੱਤਲ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮 (pittala), from Sanskrit पित्तल (pittala).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): [ˈpɪt̪̚.t̪əl(ə̆)]
  • Rhymes: -əl, -ɪt̪̚t̪əl
  • Hyphenation: ਪਿੱ‧ਤਲ

Noun

ਪਿੱਤਲ • (pittalm

  1. brass

Declension

Declension of ਪਿੱਤਲ
singular plural
direct ਪਿੱਤਲ (pittal) ਪਿੱਤਲ (pittal)
oblique ਪਿੱਤਲ (pittal) ਪਿੱਤਲਾਂ (pittalā̃)
vocative ਪਿੱਤਲਾ (pittalā) ਪਿੱਤਲੋ (pittalo)
ablative ਪਿੱਤਲੋਂ (pittalõ)
locative ਪਿੱਤਲੇ (pittale) ਪਿੱਤਲੀਂ (pittalī̃)
instrumental ਪਿੱਤਲੇ (pittale) ਪਿੱਤਲੀਂ (pittalī̃)

Further reading

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਪਿੱਤਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 928.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pittala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 462