पुतला

See also: पतला, पतलू, पाताल, पीतल, and पुतली

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀬 (puttalaya), from Sanskrit पुत्र (putra) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-) + -𑀓- (-ka-).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pʊt̪.lɑː/, [pʊt̪.läː]

Noun

पुतला • (putlā) m (female equivalent पुतली, Urdu spelling پُتْلَا)

1. dummy, mannequin; effigy

   दशहरे पर रावण के पुतले जलाए जाते हैं।

   daśahre par rāvaṇ ke putle jalāe jāte ha͠i.

   On Dussehra, the demon Ravan's effigies are burnt [an annual Hindu ritual].

Declension

Declension of पुतला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पुतला putlā	पुतले putle
oblique	पुतले putle	पुतलों putlõ
vocative	पुतले putle	पुतलो putlo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “पुतला”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 395.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पुतला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 636
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “putrala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 468