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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀯𑀸𑀮 (mattavāla) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit *मत्तपाल (mattapāla).
Adjective
ਮਤਵਾਲਾ • (matvālā) (Shahmukhi spelling متوالہ)
- charmed, enamorated, mad (for), extremely fond (of), in love (with)
- ਹਰ ਕੋਈ ਬਣ ਗਿਆ ਉਹਦਾ ਮਤਵਾਲਾ ਏ। ― har koī baṇ giā uhadā matvālā ē. ― Everyone became enamored with them.
Declension
Derived terms
- ਮਤਵਾਲਾਪਣ m (matvālāpaṇ, “excessive fondness”)
Further reading
- “ਮਤਵਾਲਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮਤਵਾਲਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 741.