ਪੁੱਠ

Punjabi

Noun

ਪੁੱਠ • (puṭṭha) f (Shahmukhi spelling پٹھ)

1. backside, reverse
2. compounding (of medicines)
3. tempering (of weapons)

Derived terms

• ਪੁੱਠਕੰਡਾ m (puṭṭhakaṇḍā, “prickly chaff flower (Achyranthes aspera)”)
• ਪੁੱਠ ਚਾੜ੍ਹਨੀ (puṭṭha cāṛhnī, “compound; temper”, verb)

Related terms

• ਪੁੱਠਾ (puṭṭhā, “reversed”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਪੁੱਠ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਪੁੱਠ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.