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Etymology edit

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*khotta, donkey) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), of non-Indo-Aryan origin; possibly related to Sanskrit घोट (ghoṭa, horse) (whence گھوڑا (ghoṛā)).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

کھوتا (khotām (feminine کھوتی, Gurmukhi spelling ਖੋਤਾ)

  1. donkey
  2. (slang) ass, idiot
    کھوتا نَہ ہوْوے تے!khotā nah hove te!you idiot! (literally, “if not the donkey!”)

Declension edit

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Declension of کھوتا
dir. sg. کھوتا (khotā)
dir. pl. کھوتے (khote)
singular plural
direct کھوتا (khotā) کھوتے (khote)
oblique کھوتے (khote) کھوتیاں (khoteyāṉ)
vocative کھوتیا (khoteyā) کھوتیو (khoteyo)
ablative کھوتیوں (khoteyoṉ)
locative کھوتے (khote)
instrumental کھوتے (khote)

Descendants edit

  • Urdu: کھوتا (khotā)

Further reading edit

  • کھوتا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کھوتا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz