وٹ
Punjabi
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ʋəʈː/, [ʋɐʈˑə̆]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit *वर्तु (*vartu).
Noun
وَٹّ • (vaṭṭ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਵੱਟ)
- crease; wrinkle (ie. in clothes, paper etc.)
- twist; twine; torsion
- abdominal cramp; spasmodic pain (in the stomach)
- (colloquial) anger; fume (ie. emotions)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | وَٹّ (vaṭṭ) | وَٹّ (vaṭṭ) |
| oblique | وَٹّ (vaṭṭ) | وَٹّاں (vaṭṭāṉ) |
| vocative | وَٹّا (vaṭṭā) | وَٹّو (vaṭṭo) |
| ablative | وَٹّوں (vaṭṭoṉ) | وَٹّاں (vaṭṭāṉ) |
| locative | وَٹّے (vaṭṭe) | وَٹِّیں (vaṭṭiīṉ) |
| instrumental | وَٹّوں (vaṭṭoṉ) | – |
Etymology 2
Noun
وَٹّ • (vaṭṭ) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਵੱਟ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | وَٹّ (vaṭṭ) | وَٹّاں (vaṭṭāṉ) |
| oblique | وَٹّ (vaṭṭ) | وَٹّاں (vaṭṭāṉ) |
| vocative | وَٹّے (vaṭṭe) | وَٹّو (vaṭṭo) |
| ablative | وَٹّوں (vaṭṭoṉ) | وَٹّاں (vaṭṭāṉ) |
| locative | وَٹّی (vaṭṭī) | وَٹِّیں (vaṭṭiīṉ) |
| instrumental | وَٹِّیں (vaṭṭiīṉ) | وَٹّے (vaṭṭe) |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “وٹ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਵੱਟ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vartu-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 662