ਖੋਤਾ

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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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 ਘੋੜਾ (ghoṛā)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਖੋਤਾ (khotām (feminine ਖੋਤੀ, Shahmukhi spelling کھوتا)

  1. donkey
  2. (slang, derogatory) idiot
    ਖੋਤਾ ਨਾ ਹੋਵੇ ਤਾਂ!khotā nā hove tā̃!you idiot! (literally, “if not the donkey!”)

Declension

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Declension of ਖੋਤਾ
dir. sg. ਖੋਤਾ (khotā)
dir. pl. ਖੋਤੇ (khote)
singular plural
direct ਖੋਤਾ (khotā) ਖੋਤੇ (khote)
oblique ਖੋਤੇ (khote) ਖੋਤਿਆਂ (khotiā̃)
vocative ਖੋਤਿਆ (khotiā) ਖੋਤਿਓ (khotio)
ablative ਖੋਤਿਓਂ (khotiõ)
locative ਖੋਤੇ (khote)
instrumental ਖੋਤੇ (khote)

Further reading

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  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਖੋੱਤਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 603.