Assamese

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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পিঠা (pitha)

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

Declension

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(uncountable):

Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (piṭṭha), from Sanskrit পিষ্টক (piṣṭaka, cake), from পিষ্ট (piṣṭa, crushed, kneaded).

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Noun

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পিঠা (piṭha)

  1. pitha, a traditional eastern South Asian cake

Derived terms

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