पोपला

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pawppas. Compare Punjabi ਪੋਪਲਾ (poplā, “toothless”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /poːp.lɑː/, [poːp.läː]

Adjective

पोपला • (poplā)

1. toothless

   पोपला मुँह ― poplā mũh ― a toothless mouth

Declension

Declension of पोपला (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	पोपला poplā	पोपले pople	पोपली poplī	पोपली poplī
oblique	पोपले pople	पोपले pople	पोपली poplī	पोपली poplī
vocative	पोपले pople	पोपले pople	पोपली poplī	पोपली poplī

Noun

पोपला • (poplā) m

1. a toothless man

Declension

Declension of पोपला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पोपला poplā	पोपले pople
oblique	पोपले pople	पोपलों poplõ
vocative	पोपले pople	पोपलो poplo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पोपला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 649
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pōppa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press