ਬਥੇਰਾ
Punjabi
Etymology
Metathesis of ਬਹੁਤੇਰਾ (bahuterā). Can be analyzed as ਬਹੁਤ (bahut) + -ਏਰਾ (-ērā)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bə.tʰeː.ɾaː/
Adjective
ਬਥੇਰਾ • (batherā) (Shahmukhi spelling بتھیرا)
- plenty, abundant
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | ਬਥੇਰਾ (batherā) | ਬਥੇਰੇ (bathere) | ਬਥੇਰੀ (batherī) | ਬਥੇਰੀਆਂ (batherīā̃) | |
| oblique | ਬਥੇਰੇ (bathere) | ਬਥੇਰਿਆਂ (batheriā̃) | ਬਥੇਰੀ (batherī) | ਬਥੇਰੀਆਂ (batherīā̃) | |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bahutva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 519