ભઠ્ઠી

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀝𑁆𑀞 (bhaṭṭha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit भ्रष्ट्र (bhráṣṭra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráṣṭram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráštram, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréǵ-trom, from *bʰerǵ ~ *bʰreǵ (“to roast, fry”). Cognate with Bengali ভাটি (bhaṭi), Hindi भट्ठी (bhaṭṭhī), Rajasthani भट्टी (bhaṭṭī), Sindhi بَٺُ / बठु (baṭhu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱəʈʰ.ʈʰi/
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: ભઠ્‧ઠી

Noun

ભઠ્ઠી • (bhaṭhṭhī) f

1. kiln, oven, furnace
2. forge

Declension

Declension of ભઠ્ઠી
	singular	plural
nominative	ભઠ્ઠી (bhaṭhṭhī)	ભઠ્ઠીઓ (bhaṭhṭhīo)
oblique	ભઠ્ઠી (bhaṭhṭhī)	ભઠ્ઠીઓ (bhaṭhṭhīo)
vocative	ભઠ્ઠી (bhaṭhṭhī)	ભઠ્ઠીઓ (bhaṭhṭhīo)
instrumental	ભઠ્ઠી (bhaṭhṭhī)	ભઠ્ઠીઓ (bhaṭhṭhīo)
locative	ભઠ્ઠીએ (bhaṭhṭhīe)	ભઠ્ઠીઓએ (bhaṭhṭhīoe)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhráṣṭra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press