bhéṭi
Phalura
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Phalura bhéṭi
Uncertain. Perhaps from a variant of Sanskrit वीटा (vīṭā, “small piece of stick”), some of whose descendants mean "bundle", including Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀁𑀝 (viṃṭa, “wrapping of fruit”), 𑀯𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀻 (viṭṭī, “bundle”), 𑀯𑀺𑀁𑀝𑀮𑀺𑀆 (viṃṭaliā, “bundle”), Hindi बींड़ा (bī̃ṛā, “twist of grass”).[1] Turner does not list any Dardic cognates.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbhéṭi f (Perso-Arabic spelling بھیۡٹیۡ)
Inflection
edit| Declension of bhéṭi (m-decl) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | bhéṭi | bhéṭim | |
| oblique | bhéṭi | bhéṭim | |
References
edit- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vīṭā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 697