Punjabi

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Etymology

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Compare Hindi तोता (totā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਤੋਤਾ (totām (Shahmukhi spelling توتا)

  1. parrot

Declension

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Declension of ਤੋਤਾ
dir. sg. ਤੋਤਾ (totā)
dir. pl. ਤੋਤੇ (tote)
singular plural
direct ਤੋਤਾ (totā) ਤੋਤੇ (tote)
oblique ਤੋਤੇ (tote) ਤੋਤਿਆਂ (totiā̃)
vocative ਤੋਤਿਆ (totiā) ਤੋਤਿਓ (totio)
ablative ਤੋਤਿਓਂ (totiõ)
locative ਤੋਤੇ (tote)
instrumental ਤੋਤੇ (tote)

References

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