ਤੱਤਾ

Punjabi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪ət̪ːäː/, [t̪ɐt̪.t̪äː]
  • Rhymes: -äː

Etymology 1

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Noun

ਤੱਤਾ • (tattā) m (Shahmukhi spelling تتا)

  1. Name of the twenty-first letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet, ਤ (ta).

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀢𑁆𑀢 (tatta), from Sanskrit तप्त (taptá), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“to be hot, warm”).

Adjective

ਤੱਤਾ • (tattā) (Shahmukhi spelling تتا)

  1. hot; warm
  2. (figuratively) short-tempered; hotheaded
  3. (figuratively, rare) brave; courageous
  4. (figuratively, rare) stubborn, obstinate
Declension
Declension of ਤੱਤਾ
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct ਤੱਤਾ (tattā) ਤੱਤੇ (tatte) ਤੱਤੀ (tattī) ਤੱਤੀਆਂ (tattīā̃)
oblique ਤੱਤੇ (tatte) ਤੱਤਿਆਂ (tattiā̃) ਤੱਤੀ (tattī) ਤੱਤੀਆਂ (tattīā̃)

Etymology 3

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Interjection

ਤੱਤਾ • (tattā) (Shahmukhi spelling تتا)

  1. Ploughman's call to bullocks to go slightly to the right.

References
  • “ਤੱਤਾ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
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