ਉਸਤਰਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ਉਸਤਰਾ • (ustarā) m (Shahmukhi spelling اُسترا)

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

Declension

Declension of ਉਸਤਰਾ
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

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