ਝੱਟਾ
jhataa/jhatā

Definition

ਮੀਰਾਸੀਆਂ (ਡੂੰਮਾਂ) ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਜਾਤਿ. "ਪੂਰੋ ਝੱਟਾ ਪਾਰ ਉਤਾਰੀ." (ਭਾਗੁ)
Source: Mahankosh

Shahmukhi : جھٹّا

Parts Of Speech : noun, masculine

Meaning in English

an indigenous method of lift irrigation by rhythmically swinging water in a basket, covered with gunny, manually by two men
Source: Punjabi Dictionary

JHAṬṬÁ

Meaning in English2

s. m, The work of lifting water by wooden baskets swung by rope from the excavations on the banks of ponds:—jhaṭṭe dá kí jhaṭṭṉá khaṛá garídá ghaṭná. What is the trouble of (working) a jhaṭṭá, nothing more than a clapping of hands by girls (at their play).—Prov. ironically used, in reality the working of the jhaṭṭá is hard.
Source:THE PANJABI DICTIONARY-Bhai Maya Singh