Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit व्रत (vratá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wratám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wratám, from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (to speak, say).

Noun edit

ਵਰਤ (varatm (Shahmukhi spelling ورت)

  1. fast (abstinence from food)
    Synonyms: ਫ਼ਾਕਾ (fākā), ਰੋਜ਼ਾ (rozā)

References edit

  • ਵਰਤ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024