ਊਠ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਊਂਠ (ūṇṭha)
- ਊੱਠ (ūṭṭha)
- ਊਂਟ (ūṇṭa)
- ਉਠ (uṭha)
Etymology
Borrowed from Central Indo-Aryan, ultimately from Sanskrit उष्ट्र (úṣṭra). Doublet of ਉੱਠ (uṭṭha), the (now dialectal) native Punjabi word.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /uːʈʰᵊ/
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Noun
ਊਠ • (ūṭha) m (feminine ਊਠਣੀ, Shahmukhi spelling اُوٹھ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਊਠ (ūṭha) | ਊਠ (ūṭha) |
| oblique | ਊਠ (ūṭha) | ਊਠਾਂ (ūṭhā̃) |
| vocative | ਊਠਾ (ūṭhā) | ਊਠੋ (ūṭho) |
| ablative | ਊਠੋਂ (ūṭhõ) | — |
| locative | ਊਠੇ (ūṭhe) | ਊਠੀਂ (ūṭhī̃) |
| instrumental | ਊਠੇ (ūṭhe) | ਊਠੀਂ (ūṭhī̃) |
Synonyms
- ਸ਼ੁਤਰ (śutar)
Further reading
- “ਊਠ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “úṣṭra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press