جٹا

Urdu

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जटा (jaṭā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.ʈɑː/

Noun

جٹا • (jaṭā) f (Hindi spelling जटा)

1. dreadlocks
2. (Hinduism) the hair of Shiva, which is matted into dreadlocks, like the hair of a sadhu