طوطا

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• توتا (totā)

Etymology

Possibly from Classical Persian توته (tōta, “parrot”). Compare Hindi तोता (totā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /t̪̤oːt̪.̤äː/, [ˈt̪̤oːt̪.̤äː]

Noun

طوطا • (t̤ot̤ā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਤੋਤਾ)

1. parrot

References

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “طوطا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz], page 1901
• “طوطا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śúka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 724

Urdu

Alternative forms

• توتا (totā)

Etymology

Possibly from Classical Persian توته (tōta, “parrot”), طوطی (tūtī). Compare Punjabi ਤੋਤਾ (totā) / طوطا (t̤ot̤ā), Sindhi طوطو (t̤ot̤o) / तोतो (toto).

Noun

طوطا • (totā) m (Hindi spelling तोता)

1. parrot

Related terms

• طوطی (totī)