बटु

Sanskrit

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Munda.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /bɐ.ʈu/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐ.ʈu/

Noun

बटु • (baṭu) m

boy, lad, fellow

Descendants

Assamese: বেটা (beta)
Bengali: বেটা (beṭa), ব্যাটা (byaṭa)
Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀩𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀝 (biṭṭa)
- Hindi: बेटा (beṭā)
Oriya: ବଟୁ (bôṭu)
Punjabi: ਬੇਟਾ (beṭā)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “baṭu”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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