Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀡 (uvvaṭṭaṇa), from Sanskrit उद्वर्तन (udvartana).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਵਟਨਾ (vaṭnām (Shahmukhi spelling وٹنا)

  1. a compound of meal, oil, and some fragrant substance, used instead of soap, especially in connection with weddings
  2. an instrument for making fine cord

Declension

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Declension of ਵਟਨਾ
dir. sg. ਵਟਨਾ (vaṭnā)
dir. pl. ਵਟਨੇ (vaṭne)
singular plural
direct ਵਟਨਾ (vaṭnā) ਵਟਨੇ (vaṭne)
oblique ਵਟਨੇ (vaṭne) ਵਟਨਿਆਂ (vaṭniā̃)
vocative ਵਟਨਿਆ (vaṭniā) ਵਟਨਿਓ (vaṭnio)
ablative ਵਟਨਿਓਂ (vaṭniõ)
locative ਵਟਨੇ (vaṭne)
instrumental ਵਟਨੇ (vaṭne)

References

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