ਬੂਟਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀩𑀽𑀝 (*būṭa)), Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀽𑀝 (*būṭa).

Pronunciation

Noun

ਬੂਟਾ • (būṭā) m (Shahmukhi spelling بوٹا)

  1. plant, sapling, seedling
  2. bush, shrub
  3. herb, weed

Declension
Declension of ਬੂਟਾ
dir. sg. ਬੂਟਾ (būṭā)
dir. pl. ਬੂਟੇ (būṭe)
singular plural
direct ਬੂਟਾ (būṭā) ਬੂਟੇ (būṭe)
oblique ਬੂਟੇ (būṭe) ਬੂਟਿਆਂ (būṭiā̃)
vocative ਬੂਟਿਆ (būṭiā) ਬੂਟਿਓ (būṭio)
ablative ਬੂਟਿਓਂ (būṭiõ) —
locative ਬੂਟੇ (būṭe) —
instrumental ਬੂਟੇ (būṭe) —

Derived terms
  • ਬੂਟਾ ਲੱਗਣਾ (būṭā laggaṇā, “take root”, verb)
  • ਬੂਟੀ f (būṭī, “herb, weed”)

Proper noun

ਬੂਟਾ • (būṭā) m (Shahmukhi spelling بوٹا)

  1. a male given name, Boota.

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “būṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  • “ਬੂਟਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਬੂਟਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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