बटुआ

Hindi

Alternative forms

• बटुवा (baṭuvā)

Etymology

Unknown; potentially from बँटना (bãṭnā, “to be divided, distributed”) +‎ -उआ (-uā), or compare Bhojpuri बटुआ (baṭuā, “metal dish”). Cognate with Punjabi ਬਟੂਆ (baṭūā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bə.ʈʊ.ɑː/, [bɐ.ʈʊ.äː]

Noun

बटुआ • (baṭuā) m (Urdu spelling بٹوا)

1. wallet

Declension

Declension of बटुआ (masc ind ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बटुआ baṭuā	बटुए baṭue
oblique	बटुए baṭue	बटुओं baṭuõ
vocative	बटुए baṭue	बटुओ baṭuo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बटुवा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press