جھاٹا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *झण्ट (jhaṇṭa). Doublet of جَھنْڈ (jhanḍ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: cā́ṭā IPA^(key): /t͡ʃäː˨.ʈäː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

جھاٹا • (jhāṭā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਝਾਟਾ)

1. (depreciatory) disheveled hair (usually, but not limited to, of a woman's)

Declension

Declension of جھاٹا
dir. sg.	جھاٹا (jhāṭā)
dir. pl.	جھاٹے (jhāṭe)
	singular	plural
direct	جھاٹا (jhāṭā)	جھاٹے (jhāṭe)
oblique	جھاٹے (jhāṭe)	جھاٹیاں (jhāṭeyāṉ)
vocative	جھاٹیا (jhāṭeyā)	جھاٹیو (jhāṭeyo)
ablative	جھاٹیوں (jhāṭeyoṉ)	—
locative	جھاٹے (jhāṭe)	—
instrumental	جھاٹے (jhāṭe)	—

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “جھاٹا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਝਾਟਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*jhaṇṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 294