बित्ता

बित्ता

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit वितस्ति (vitasti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wítastiš.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bɪt̪.t̪ɑː/, [bɪt̪̚.t̪äː]

Noun

बित्ता • (bittā) m (Urdu spelling بتا‎)

1. a handspan (about 6 inches)

Declension

Declension of बित्ता (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बित्ता bittā	बित्ते bitte
oblique	बित्ते bitte	बित्तों bittõ
vocative	बित्ते bitte	बित्तो bitto

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बित्ता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 729