ਛੋਟਾ
Punjabi
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćʰoṭṭa-. Compare Nepali छोटो (choṭo, “small”), Gujarati છોટું (choṭũ), Hindi छोटा (choṭā, “small”), Odia ଛୋଟ (choṭa, “small, lesser”), Assamese ছোট (süto, “junior, low grade”).
Earlier lexicographers suggested Sanskrit क्षुद्रक (kṣudraka, “small, insignificant”).
Adjective
ਛੋਟਾ • (choṭā) (comparative g, Shahmukhi spelling چھوٹا)
Declension
| Declension of ਛੋਟਾ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | ਛੋਟਾ (choṭā) | ਛੋਟੇ (choṭe) | ਛੋਟੀ (choṭī) | ਛੋਟੀਆਂ (choṭīā̃) | |
| oblique | ਛੋਟੇ (choṭe) | ਛੋਟਿਆਂ (choṭiā̃) | ਛੋਟੀ (choṭī) | ਛੋਟੀਆਂ (choṭīā̃) | |