ਮੋਟਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*moṭṭa)), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀫𑁄𑀝 (*moṭa). Cognate with Hindi मोटा (moṭā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moːʈː.aː/

Adjective

ਮੋਟਾ • (moṭṭā) (Shahmukhi spelling موٹا)

1. fat, large

   ਤੂੰ ਹੁਣ ਬਹੁਤ ਮੋਟਾ ਹੋ ਗਿਐਂ!

   tū̃ huṇ bahut moṭā ho giaĩ!

   You have become very fat!

2. thick

Declension

Declension of ਮੋਟਾ
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	ਮੋਟਾ (moṭā)	ਮੋਟੇ (moṭe)		ਮੋਟੀ (moṭī)	ਮੋਟੀਆਂ (moṭīā̃)
oblique	ਮੋਟੇ (moṭe)	ਮੋਟਿਆਂ (moṭiā̃)		ਮੋਟੀ (moṭī)	ਮੋਟੀਆਂ (moṭīā̃)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “muṭṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press