ପ୍ରଜାପତି

Odia

ପ୍ରଜାପତି (prajāpati, “butterfly”)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रजापति (prajāpati, “lord of creatures”), with semantic shift (as butterflies were considered to be the most beautiful insects due to their appearance). Compare semantically Bengali প্রজাপতি (projapoti, “butterfly”) and Gujarati પ્રજાપતિ (prajāpti, “a type of worm, bug”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾɔd͡ʒapɔt̪i/
• Rhymes: -ɔt̪i

Noun

ପ୍ରଜାପତି (prajāpati)

1. butterfly

References

• Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “ପ୍ରଜାପତି”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press