बेटा
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀝 (biṭṭa), from Sanskrit बटु (baṭu, “boy, lad, chap”) or a related term.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
बेटा • (beṭā) m (feminine बेटी, Urdu spelling بیٹا)
Declension edit
Declension of बेटा (masc ā-stem)
Synonyms edit
- पुत्र (putra)
References edit
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बेटा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- “बेटा”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बेटा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बेटा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “बेटा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “baṭu”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “biḍḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press