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Etymology edit

From Sanskrit পিষ্টক (piṣṭaka, cake). Cognate with Sylheti ꠙꠤꠑꠣ (fiṭá), Bengali পিঠা (piṭha), পিঠে (piṭhe), Odia ପିଠା (piṭha).

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Noun edit

পিঠা (pitha)

  1. pitha, a traditional eastern South Asian cake
  2. cake
    Synonym: কে’ক (këk)

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Bengali edit

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (piṭṭha), from Sanskrit पिष्टक (piṣṭaka, cake), from पिष्ट (piṣṭa, crushed, kneaded).

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Noun edit

পিঠা (piṭha)

  1. pitha, a traditional eastern South Asian cake

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