ٹٹی
ṭaṭṭīchild talk, informal
The playful word for "poop" in Pakistan is ٹٹی (ṭaṭṭī), used with small children. The plain, neutral word is پاخانہ (pākhāna).
Meaning: feces, in everyday and child talk (noun)
Ways to say it
| Pakistan | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ٹٹی | ṭaṭṭī | child talk, informal |
| پاخانہ | pākhāna | neutral |
Parents say ٹٹی (ṭaṭṭī) when toilet training a child, for example ٹٹی آئی ہے؟ (ṭaṭṭī āī hai?), meaning "do you need to go?"
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
پاخانہ (pākhāna) is what you would say to a doctor or in a health setting. It is also the word used in a medical history.
Did you know?
- The verb used with both words is کرنا (karnā), "to do", so people say ٹٹی کرنا (ṭaṭṭī karnā) for "to poop".
Examples in context
- بچے نے ٹٹی کر دی۔bachche ne ṭaṭṭī kar dī.The baby has pooped.
- کیا آپ کو پاخانے میں تکلیف ہے؟kyā āp ko pākhāne meṉ taklīf hai?Do you have trouble passing stool?
- ٹٹی آئی ہے تو بتاؤ۔ṭaṭṭī āī hai to batāo.Tell me if you need to poop.
Example conversation
Mother Nasreen is toilet training her small son Ali at home.
- Nasreenعلی، ٹٹی آئی ہے؟Alī, ṭaṭṭī āī hai?Ali, do you need to poop?
- Aliجی امی، آئی ہے۔jī ammī, āī hai.Yes Mom, I do.
- Nasreenچلو، جلدی سے چلیں۔chalo, jaldī se chaleṉ.Come on, let us go quickly.
