ਬੂਟਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀩𑀽𑀝 (*būṭa)), Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀽𑀝 (*būṭa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /buː.ʈäː/
• Rhymes: -äː
• Hyphenation: ਬੂ‧ਟਾ

Noun

ਬੂਟਾ • (būṭā) m (Shahmukhi spelling بوٹا)

1. plant, sapling, seedling
2. bush, shrub
3. herb, weed

Declension

Declension of ਬੂਟਾ

	singular	plural
direct	ਬੂਟਾ (būṭā)	ਬੂਟੇ (būṭe)
oblique	ਬੂਟੇ (būṭe)	ਬੂਟਿਆਂ (būṭiā̃)
vocative	ਬੂਟਿਆ (būṭiā)	ਬੂਟਿਓ (būṭio)
ablative	ਬੂਟਿਓਂ (būṭiõ)	—
locative	ਬੂਟੇ (būṭe)	—
instrumental	ਬੂਟੇ (būṭe)	—

Derived terms

• ਬੂਟਾ ਲੱਗਣਾ (būṭā laggaṇā, “take root”, verb)
• ਬੂਟੀ f (būṭī, “herb, weed”)

Proper noun

ਬੂਟਾ • (būṭā) m (Shahmukhi spelling بوٹا)

1. a male given name, Boota

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “būṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• “ਬੂਟਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਬੂਟਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.