ਅਠਵਾ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀫 (aṭṭhama), from Sanskrit अष्टम (aṣṭamá).

Adjective

ਅਠਵਾ (aṭhavā aṭṭhavāṁ)

  1. eighth

Descendants
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi: ਅੱਠਵਾਂ (aṭṭhavā̃)
    Shahmukhi: اٹھْواں‎ (aṭhvāṉ)

Further reading
  • Christopher Shackle (2011), “ਅਠਵਾ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 13.
  • “ਅਠਵਾਂ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2023
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “aṣṭamá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 41
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