पुतला
Hindi
editAlternative forms
edit- पूतला (pūtlā)
Etymology
editInherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮 (*puttala), 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀻 (puttalī), from Sanskrit *पुत्रल (putrala). Compare Maithili पुतरा (putᵊrā) / 𑒣𑒳𑒞𑒩𑒰 (putarā), पुतरी (putᵊrī) / 𑒣𑒳𑒞𑒩𑒲 (putarī), Punjabi ਪੁਤਲਾ (putlā) / پُتلا (putlā), ਪੁਤਲੀ (putlī) / پُتلِی (putlī), Sindhi پُتِلو / पुतिलो, پُتِليِ / पुतिली, Gujarati પૂતળું (pūtaḷũ), પૂતળી (pūtaḷī), Marathi पुतळा (putḷā), Bengali পুতুল (putul), পুতলি (putoli), Assamese পুতলা (putola).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editपुतला • (putlā) m (feminine पुतली, Urdu spelling پُتْلَا)
- dummy, mannequin; effigy
- रावण का पुतला दहन
- rāvaṇ kā putlā dahan
- the burning of the demon Ravan's effigy, an annual Hindu ritual
Declension
editDeclension of पुतला (masc ā-stem)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पुतला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*putrala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press