બતક
Gujarati edit
Etymology edit
A wanderwort of uncertain ultimate origin. Likely entered Gujarati via Classical Persian بت (bat, “duck”) (perhaps with the diminutive suffix ـه (-a)). While folk etymology derives it from Sanskrit वर्तक (vartaka, “quail”).
Compare Hindustani بطخ / बत्तख़ (battax), Kashmiri بَطُخ (batux), Konkani बदक (badak), Marathi बदक (badak), Punjabi ਬਤਕ (batak), Odia ବତକ (bôtôkô), and Sindhi بَدَڪَ / बदक (badaka).
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
બતક • (batak) f
- duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)