बिन्ति
Nepali
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit विज्ञप्ति (vijñapti), probably through Prakrit विण्णत्ति (viṇṇatti). Compare Punjabi ਬੇਨਤੀ (bentī) / بینتی (bentī), Marathi विनंती (vinantī), Sindhi وينَتيِ / विनती, Hindi बिनती (bintī)[1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bin̪t̪i]
- Phonetic Devanagari: बिन्ति
Noun
बिन्ति • (binti)
- request, supplication, prayer, beseeching, begging, petition
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “बिन्ति”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
Further reading
- “बिन्ति”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018