पट्ठा
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀱𑁆𑀞 (*paṣṭha). Sometimes connected to Sanskrit पष्ठवह् (paṣṭhavah, “young bull”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pəʈ.ʈʰɑː/, [pəʈ̚.ʈʰäː]
Noun
पट्ठा • (paṭṭhā) m (Urdu spelling پَٹّھَا)
- young man
- Synonyms: नौजवान (naujvān), नवयुवक (navyuvak)
- young, child (of an animal)
Declension
Declension of पट्ठा (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पट्ठा paṭṭhā | पट्ठे paṭṭhe |
| oblique | पट्ठे paṭṭhe | पट्ठों paṭṭhõ |
| vocative | पट्ठे paṭṭhe | पट्ठो paṭṭho |
Derived terms
- उल्लू का पट्ठा (ullū kā paṭṭhā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पट्ठा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “paṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press