पुट्ठा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞 (puṭṭha), from Sanskrit पृष्ठ (pṛṣṭhá). Doublet of पृष्ठ (pŕṣṭh), a tatsama.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pʊʈ.ʈʰɑː/, [pʊʈ̚.ʈʰäː]

Noun

पुट्ठा • (puṭṭhā) m (Urdu spelling پٹھا)

1. muscle
2. rump, haunch, hip
3. spine (of a book)
4. tendon

Declension

Declension of पुट्ठा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पुट्ठा puṭṭhā	पुट्ठे puṭṭhe
oblique	पुट्ठे puṭṭhe	पुट्ठों puṭṭhõ
vocative	पुट्ठे puṭṭhe	पुट्ठो puṭṭho

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पुट्ठा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press