পাত্তা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani पता / پتہ‎ (patā, “address; knowledge, hint”), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀢𑁆𑀢 (patta), from Sanskrit পত্ত্র (páttra). Doublet of পাতা (pata).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpät̪.t̪äˑ/, [pät̪ːäˑ]

Noun

পাত্তা • (patta)

  1. address; whereabouts; trace
  2. news, information

Derived terms
  • বেপাত্তা (bepatta)

Further reading
  • Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language‎, volume 1, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 447
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