बटुआ

Hindi edit

Alternative forms edit

बटुवा (baṭuvā)

Etymology edit

Unknown; potentially from बँटना (bãṭnā, “to be divided, distributed”) +‎ -उआ (-uā), or compare Bhojpuri बटुआ (baṭuā, “metal dish”). Cognate with Punjabi ਬਟੂਆ (baṭūā).

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bə.ʈʊ.ɑː/, [bɐ.ʈʊ.äː]

Noun edit

बटुआ • (baṭuā) m (Urdu spelling بٹوا)

wallet

Declension edit

Declension of बटुआ (masc ind ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बटुआ baṭuā	बटुए baṭue
oblique	बटुए baṭue	बटुओं baṭuõ
vocative	बटुए baṭue	बटुओ baṭuo

References edit

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बटुवा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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