ਪਤਲਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮 (pattala, “thin”)), from Sanskrit पत्त्रल (pattralá, “leafy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pət̪.lɑː/

Adjective

ਪਤਲਾ • (patlā) (Shahmukhi spelling پتلا)

1. thin, lean, slender
2. emaciate; weak
3. delicate; frail
4. high-pitched, soprano

Declension

Declension of ਪਤਲਾ
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	ਪਤਲਾ (patlā)	ਪਤਲੇ (patle)		ਪਤਲੀ (patlī)	ਪਤਲੀਆਂ (patlīā̃)
oblique	ਪਤਲੇ (patle)	ਪਤਲਿਆਂ (patliā̃)		ਪਤਲੀ (patlī)	ਪਤਲੀਆਂ (patlīā̃)

References

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