पट्ठा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀱𑁆𑀞 (*paṣṭha). Sometimes connected to Sanskrit पष्ठवह् (paṣṭhavah, “young bull”). Cognate with Bengali পাঁঠা (pãṭha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pəʈ.ʈʰɑː/, [pɐʈ̚.ʈʰäː]

Noun

पट्ठा • (paṭṭhā) m (Urdu spelling پَٹّھَا)

1. young man

   Synonyms: नौजवान (naujvān), नवयुवक (navyuvak)

2. young, child (of an animal)

Declension

Declension of पट्ठा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पट्ठा paṭṭhā	पट्ठे paṭṭhe
oblique	पट्ठे paṭṭhe	पट्ठों paṭṭhõ
vocative	पट्ठे paṭṭhe	पट्ठो paṭṭho

Derived terms

• उल्लू का पट्ठा (ullū kā paṭṭhā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पट्ठा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press