Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese balde. Cognate with Hindi बालटी (bālṭī)

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /balt̪i/, [ˈbal̪t̪iˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /balt̪i/, [ˈbal̪t̪iˑ]
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Noun

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বালতি (balti)

  1. a bucket, pail
  2. a bucketful, pailful
    এক বালতি পানিek baloti pania bucket of water
    বালতি বালতি জলbaloti baloti jolpailfuls of water