उबटन

Hindi

Alternative forms

बटना (baṭnā)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀡 (uvvaṭṭaṇa), from Sanskrit उद्वर्तन (udvartana). Doublet of उद्वर्तन (udvartan).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʊb.ʈən/, [ʊb.ʈə̃n̪]

Noun

उबटन • (ubṭan) m (Urdu spelling اُبْٹَنْ‎)

a paste (made up of meal, turmeric, oil and perfume) rubbed on the body to clean and soften the skin
1. massaging of the body using it
any ointment
Synonyms: मरहम (marham), लेप (lep)

Declension

Declension of उबटन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उबटन ubṭan	उबटन ubṭan
oblique	उबटन ubṭan	उबटनों ubṭanõ
vocative	उबटन ubṭan	उबटनो ubṭano

Further reading

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “उबटन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “उबटन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Platts, John T. (1884), “उबटन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
“उबटन”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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