भट्ठी
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan (whence Punjabi ਭੱਠ (bhaṭṭha, “furnace”)), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀝𑁆𑀞 (bhaṭṭha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit भ्रष्ट्र (bhraṣṭra). By surface analysis, भट्ठा (bhaṭṭhā) + -ई (-ī).
Noun edit
भट्ठी • (bhaṭṭhī) m (Urdu spelling بھٹھی)
Declension edit
Declension of भट्ठी (masc ī-stem)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भट्ठी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 757
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhráṣṭra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press