ਲਾਟੂ
Old Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀮𑀝𑁆-𑀉 (*laṭ-u). Cognate with Hindustani لَٹُّو / लट्टू (laṭṭū), Marwari लट्टू (laṭṭū), Maithili लट्टू (laṭṭū) / 𑒪𑒙𑓂𑒙𑒴 (laṭṭū).
Noun
ਲਾਟੂ (lāṭū) m
- spinning top
Descendants
- Punjabi: lāṭū
- Gurmukhi: ਲਾਟੂ
- Shahmukhi: لاٹُو
Further reading
- Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 260.
- “ਲਾਟੂ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “laṭati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 632