पुतला

See also: पतला, पतलू, पाताल, पीतल, and पुतली

Hindi

Alternative forms

पूतला (pūtlā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮 (*puttala), 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀻 (puttalī), from Sanskrit *पुत्रल (putrala). Compare Maithili पुतरा (putᵊrā) / 𑒣𑒳𑒞𑒩𑒰 (putarā), पुतरी (putᵊrī) / 𑒣𑒳𑒞𑒩𑒲 (putarī), Punjabi ਪੁਤਲਾ (putlā) / پُتلا‎ (putlā), ਪੁਤਲੀ (putlī) / پُتلِی‎ (putlī), Sindhi پُتِلو‎ / पुतिलो, پُتِليِ‎ / पुतिली, Gujarati પૂતળું (pūtaḷũ), પૂતળી (pūtaḷī), Marathi पुतळा (putḷā), Bengali পুতুল (putul), পুতলি (putôli), Assamese পুতলা (putola).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pʊt̪.lɑː/, [pʊt̪.l̪äː]

Noun

पुतला • (putlā) m (feminine पुतली, Urdu spelling پُتْلَا‎)

dummy, mannequin; effigy
रावण का पुतला दहन ― rāvaṇ kā putlā dahan ― the burning of the demon Ravan's effigy, an annual Hindu ritual

Declension

Declension of पुतला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पुतला putlā	पुतले putle
oblique	पुतले putle	पुतलों putlõ
vocative	पुतले putle	पुतलो putlo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पुतला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*putrala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press