আওতা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀆𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (āvattā), syncopated from earlier 𑀆𑀬𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (āyavattā), from Sanskrit आतपत्रा (ātapatrā, “shade; sunshade; umbrella”), from आतप (ātapa, “heat; sunlight”) +‎ त्रा (trā, “protector”), with the first element from आ- (ā-) +‎ तप (tapa, “heat, sun”); for the second element, see त्रातृ (trātṛ).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ao̯t̪a/, [ˈao̯t̪aˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ao̯t̪a/, [ˈao̯t̪aˑ]

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Noun

আওতা • (aōta)

1. shade; sunshade
2. care, protection; guardianship, custody
3. reach, ambit

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “atapatra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press