ਲਾਟੂ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀮𑀝𑁆-𑀉 (*laṭ-u). Cognate with Hindustani لَٹُّو (laṭṭū) / लट्टू (laṭṭū), Marwari लट्टू (laṭṭū), Maithili लट्टू (laṭṭū) / 𑒪𑒙𑓂𑒙𑒴 (laṭṭū).

Noun

ਲਾਟੂ (lāṭū) m

1. spinning top

Descendants

• Punjabi: lāṭū

  Gurmukhi script: ਲਾਟੂ

  Shahmukhi script: لاٹُو

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਲਾਟੂ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 260.
• “ਲਾਟੂ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “laṭati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 632