پتلا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮 (pattala, “thin”), from Sanskrit पत्त्रल (pattralá, “leafy”). Cognate with Gujarati પાતળું (pātaḷũ), Marathi पातळ (pātaḷ), Odia ପାତଳ (pātaḷa), Bengali পাতলা (patola), Assamese পাতল (patol).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /pət̪.lɑː/

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Adjective

پتلا • (patlā) (Hindi spelling पतला)

1. thin, lean, slender

   Antonym: موٹا (moṭā)

2. emaciate; weak
3. delicate; frail
4. high-pitched, soprano

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pattralá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press