पटरा

पटरा

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝 (paṭṭa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit पट्ट (paṭṭa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəʈ.ɾɑː/, [pəʈ.ɾäː]

Noun

पटरा • (paṭrā) m (feminine पटरी)

1. plank, board, piece of wood
2. leveller, flattener

   पटरा करना ― paṭrā karnā ― to level, raze

Declension

Declension of पटरा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पटरा paṭrā	पटरे paṭrē
oblique	पटरे paṭrē	पटरों paṭrō̃
vocative	पटरे paṭrē	पटरो paṭrō

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “पटरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “paṭṭa¹ (7699)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press