ਘੋੱਟਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit घट्टयति (ghaṭṭayati). Doublet of ਘੋਟਣਾ (ghoṭṇā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koːʈ̚˨ʈaː]

Noun

ਘੋੱਟਾ • (ghoṭṭā) m (Shahmukhi spelling گھوٹَّا)

1. the instrument with which a polish or glass is given to paper
2. the instrument with which the wooden slate is rubbed by beginners of Sanskrit, Gurmukhi, and Landa characters

Declension

Declension of ਘੋੱਟਾ
dir. sg.	ਘੋੱਟਾ (ghoṭṭā)
dir. pl.	ਘੋੱਟੇ (ghoṭṭe)
	singular	plural
direct	ਘੋੱਟਾ (ghoṭṭā)	ਘੋੱਟੇ (ghoṭṭe)
oblique	ਘੋੱਟੇ (ghoṭṭe)	ਘੋੱਟਿਆਂ (ghoṭṭiā̃)
vocative	ਘੋੱਟਿਆ (ghoṭṭiā)	ਘੋੱਟਿਓ (ghoṭṭio)
ablative	ਘੋੱਟਿਓਂ (ghoṭṭiõ)	—
locative	ਘੋੱਟੇ (ghoṭṭe)	—
instrumental	ਘੋੱਟੇ (ghoṭṭe)	—

Derived terms

• ਘੋੱਟਾ ਘਾੱਟੀ (ghoṭṭā ghāṭṭī)
• ਘੋੱਟੇ ਗਰ (ghoṭṭe gar)
• ਘੋੱਟੇ ਗਰਨੀ (ghoṭṭe garnī)

 

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਘੋੱਟਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.