ਤਖਤਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਤਖ਼ਤਾ (taxtā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تخته (taxta).

Noun

ਤਖਤਾ • (takhtā) m

1. board, plank
2. leaf (of a door)
3. shelf
4. bier
5. sheet (of paper)

Derived terms

• ਤਖਤੀ f (takhtī, “wooden tablet”)

Related terms

• ਤਖਤ m (takhat, “throne”)

Further reading

• “ਤਖਤਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਤਖਤਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.