बटुआ
Hindi
Alternative forms
- बटुवा (baṭuvā)
Etymology
Unknown; potentially from बँटना (baṇṭnā, “to be divided, distributed”) + -उआ (-uā), or compare Bhojpuri बटुआ (baṭuā, “metal dish”). Cognate with Punjabi ਬਟੂਆ (baṭūā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bə.ʈʊ.ɑː/, [bə.ʈʊ.äː]
Noun
बटुआ • (baṭuā) m (Urdu spelling بٹوا)
- wallet
Declension
Declension of बटुआ (masc ind ā-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | बटुआ baṭuā | बटुए baṭue |
oblique | बटुए baṭue | बटुओं baṭuõ |
vocative | बटुए baṭue | बटुओ baṭuo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बटुवा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press