ਪੱਤਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पत्त्र (pattra).

Noun

ਪੱਤਰ • (pattar) m

1. leaf, petal
2. letter, document, paper
3. newspaper, journal

   Synonym: ਪਤਰਿਕਾ (patrikā)

Derived terms

• ਪੱਤਰ ਵਿਹਾਰ m (pattar vihār, “correspondence”)
• ਪੱਤਰਕਾਰ m (pattarkār, “journalist”)
• ਪੱਤਰਾ m (pattarā, “leaf”)
• ਵਧਾਈ ਪੱਤਰ m (vadhāī pattar, “greeting card”)

 

Related terms

• ਪਤਰਾਲ਼ f (patrāḷ, “foliage”)
• ਪਤਰਿਕਾ f (patrikā, “magazine”)
• ਪੱਤਾ m (pattā, “leaf”)

 

Further reading

• “ਪੱਤਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024