کھوتا

Punjabi

Etymology

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 گھوڑا‎ (ghoṛā)).

Pronunciation

Noun

کھوتا • (khotā) m (feminine کھوتی‎, Gurmukhi spelling ਖੋਤਾ)

  1. donkey
  2. (slang) ass, idiot
    ‏کھوتا نَہ ہوْوے تے!‎‎ ― khotā nah hove te! ― you idiot! (literally, “if not the donkey!”)

Declension
Declension of کھوتا‎
dir. sg. کھوتا‎ (khotā)
dir. pl. کھوتے‎ (khote)
singular plural
direct کھوتا‎ (khotā) کھوتے‎ (khote)
oblique کھوتے‎ (khote) کھوتِیاں‎
vocative کھوتِیا‎ کھوتِیو‎ (khotiyo)
ablative کھوتِیوں‎ (khotiyoṉ) —
locative کھوتے‎ (khote) —
instrumental کھوتے‎ (khote) —

Descendants
  • → Urdu: کھوتا‎ (khotā)

Further reading
  • “کھوتا‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “کھوتا‎”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
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