ਹਟੁ
Old Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਹਾਟੁ (hāṭu)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀝 m (haṭṭa), 𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀻 f, from Sanskrit हट्ट (haṭṭa). Cognate with Old Hindi हाट (hāṭa), Old Marathi 𑘮𑘰𑘘 (hāṭa).
Noun
ਹਟੁ (haṭu /haṭṭu/) m
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Descendants
- Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi: ਹੱਟ (haṭṭa)
- Shahmukhi: ہَٹّ (haṭṭ)
Further reading
- Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 60.
- “ਹਟੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “haṭṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 806