Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀩𑀽𑀝 (*būṭa)), Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀽𑀝 (*būṭa).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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بُوٹا (būṭā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੂਟਾ) (figuratively)

  1. long

Declension

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Declension of بوٹا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct بُوٹا (būṭā) بُوٹے (būṭe) بُوٹی (būṭī) بُوٹیاں (būṭīyāṉ)
oblique بُوٹے (būṭe) بُوٹیْاں (būṭiyāṉ) بُوٹی (būṭī) بُوٹیاں (būṭīyāṉ)

Nomen

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بُوٹا (būṭām (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੂਟਾ)

  1. plant, sapling, seedling
    1. bush, shrub
    2. herb, weed
  2. flower printed on a paper
  3. height

Declension

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Declension of بوٹا
dir. sg. بُوٹا (būṭā)
dir. pl. بُوٹے (būṭe)
singular plural
direct بُوٹا (būṭā) بُوٹے (būṭe)
oblique بُوٹے (būṭe) بُوٹیاں (būṭeyāṉ)
vocative بُوٹیا (būṭeyā) بُوٹیو (būṭeyo)
ablative بُوٹیوں (būṭeyoṉ)
locative بُوٹے (būṭe)
instrumental بُوٹے (būṭe)

Proper noun

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بُوٹا (būṭām (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੂਟਾ)

  1. a male given name, Boota.

Further reading

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  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “بُوٹا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • بوٹا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “būṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press