بوتھا

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Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *बूस्त (būsta). Cognate with Saraiki ٻُوتھا (ḇūthā).

Pronunciation

Noun

بُوتھا (būthām (feminine بُوتھی, Gurmukhi spelling ਬੂਥਾ) (colloquial)

  1. the face or mouth of an animal
  2. (derogatory) an ugly or sulky face

Declension

Declension of بوتھا
dir. sg. بُوتھا (būthā)
dir. pl. بُوتھے (būthe)
singular plural
direct بُوتھا (būthā) بُوتھے (būthe)
oblique بُوتھے (būthe) بُوتھیْاں (būthiyāṉ)
vocative بُوتھیْا (būthiyā) بُوتھیو (būtheyo)
ablative بُوتھیوں (būtheyoṉ) بُوتھیْاں (būthiyāṉ)
locative بُوتھِیں (būthīṉ)
instrumental بُوتھے (būthe)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “بُوتھا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਬੂਥਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*būsta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 527