کھوتا

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Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*khotta, donkey) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), of non-Indo-Aryan origin; possibly related to Sanskrit घोट (ghoṭa, horse) (whence گھوڑا (ghoṛā)).

Noun

کھوتا (khotā)

  1. donkey
  2. (slang) fool

Punjabi

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Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*khotta, donkey) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), of non-Indo-Aryan origin; possibly related to Sanskrit घोट (ghoṭa, horse) (whence گھوڑا (ghoṛā)).

Pronunciation

Noun

کھوتا (khotām (feminine کھوتی, Gurmukhi spelling ਖੋਤਾ)

  1. donkey
  2. (slang) ass, idiot
    کھوتا نَہ ہوْوے تے!khotā nah hove te!you idiot! (literally, “if not the donkey!”)

Declension

Declension of کھوتا
dir. sg. کھوتا (khotā)
dir. pl. کھوتے (khote)
singular plural
direct کھوتا (khotā) کھوتے (khote)
oblique کھوتے (khote) کھوتیْاں (khotiyāṉ)
vocative کھوتیْا (khotiyā) کھوتیو (khoteyo)
ablative کھوتیوں (khoteyoṉ) کھوتیْاں (khotiyāṉ)
locative کھوتِیں (khotīṉ)
instrumental کھوتے (khote)

Descendants

  • Urdu: کھوتا (khotā)

Further reading

  • کھوتا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کھوتا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz