Punjabi

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Etymology

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Unknown. Cognate to Hindustani बटुआ (baṭuā) / بٹوا (bṭvā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਬਟੂਆ (baṭūām (Shahmukhi spelling بٹوا)

  1. pocket
  2. bag, purse

Declension

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Declension of ਬਟੂਆ
dir. sg. ਬਟੂਆ (baṭūā)
dir. pl. ਬਟੂਆ (baṭūā)
singular plural
direct ਬਟੂਆ (baṭūā) ਬਟੂਆ (baṭūā)
oblique ਬਟੂਆ (baṭūā) ਬਟੂਆਵਾਂ (baṭūāvā̃)
vocative ਬਟੂਆਵਾ (baṭūāvā) ਬਟੂਆਵੋ (baṭūāvo)
ablative ਬਟੂਆਵੋਂ (baṭūāvõ)
locative ਬਟੂਆਵੇ (baṭūāve) ਬਟੂਆਵੀਂ (baṭūāvī̃)
instrumental ਬਟੂਆਵੇ (baṭūāve) ਬਟੂਆਵੀਂ (baṭūāvī̃)


References

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  • ਬਟੂਆ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਬਟੂਆ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.