ਉਸਤਰਾ

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Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian استره (ustura). Compare Hindi उस्तरा (ustarā).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʊs.t̪ə.ɾɑː/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɾɑː, -ɑː
  • Hyphenation: ਉਸ‧ਤ‧ਰਾ

Noun[edit]

ਉਸਤਰਾ • (ustarā) m (Shahmukhi spelling اُسترا)

  1. a razor
  2. (figurative) a smart, or clever person

Declension[edit]

Declension of ਉਸਤਰਾ
dir. sg. ਉਸਤਰਾ (usatrā)
dir. pl. ਉਸਤਰੇ (usatre)
singular plural
direct ਉਸਤਰਾ (usatrā) ਉਸਤਰੇ (usatre)
oblique ਉਸਤਰੇ (usatre) ਉਸਤਰਿਆਂ (usatriā̃)
vocative ਉਸਤਰਿਆ (usatriā) ਉਸਤਰਿਓ (usatrio)
ablative ਉਸਤਰਿਓਂ (usatriõ) —
locative ਉਸਤਰੇ (usatre) —
instrumental ਉਸਤਰੇ (usatre) —

References[edit]

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