पात्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पात्र (pā́tra).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɑːt̪.ɾᵊ/, [päːt̪.ɾᵊ], /pɑː.t̪əɾ/, [päː.t̪ɐɾ]

Noun

पात्र • (pātram

  1. cup, goblet, glass; container
    कचरा पात्रkacrā pātragarbage container
  2. actor; character (in a work)
  3. (in compounds) the worthy recipient

Declension

Declension of पात्र (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct पात्र
pātra
पात्र
pātra
oblique पात्र
pātra
पात्रों
pātrõ
vocative पात्र
pātra
पात्रो
pātro

Derived terms

  • के पात्र (ke pātra)

References

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *péh₃-tlo-m (instrument for drinking), from *peh₃- (to drink). Cognate with Latin pōculum (drinking cup), Old Irish ól (act of drinking), Mycenaean Greek 𐀞𐀳𐀨 (patera).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    पात्र • (pā́tra) stemn

    1. a drinking vessel, goblet, bowl, cup, dish, pot, plate, utensil; any vessel or receptacle
      • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.44.16:
        इदं त्यत् पात्रम् इन्द्रपानमिन्द्रस्य प्रियममृतमपायि ।
        मत्सद्यथा सौमनसाय देवं व्यस्मद्द्वेषो युयवद्व्यंहः ॥
        idaṃ tyat pātram indrapānamindrasya priyamamṛtamapāyi.
        matsadyathā saumanasāya devaṃ vyasmaddveṣo yuyavadvyaṃhaḥ.
        The cup whence Indra drinks the draught is present: the Amṛta dear to Indra hath been drunken,
        That it may cheer the God to gracious favour, and keep far from us hatred and affliction.
    2. an actor or an actor's part or character in a play

    Declension

    Neuter a-stem declension of पात्र
    singular dual plural
    nominative पात्रम् (pā́tram) पात्रे (pā́tre) पात्राणि (pā́trāṇi)
    पात्रा¹ (pā́trā¹)
    accusative पात्रम् (pā́tram) पात्रे (pā́tre) पात्राणि (pā́trāṇi)
    पात्रा¹ (pā́trā¹)
    instrumental पात्रेण (pā́treṇa) पात्राभ्याम् (pā́trābhyām) पात्रैः (pā́traiḥ)
    पात्रेभिः¹ (pā́trebhiḥ¹)
    dative पात्राय (pā́trāya) पात्राभ्याम् (pā́trābhyām) पात्रेभ्यः (pā́trebhyaḥ)
    ablative पात्रात् (pā́trāt) पात्राभ्याम् (pā́trābhyām) पात्रेभ्यः (pā́trebhyaḥ)
    genitive पात्रस्य (pā́trasya) पात्रयोः (pā́trayoḥ) पात्राणाम् (pā́trāṇām)
    locative पात्रे (pā́tre) पात्रयोः (pā́trayoḥ) पात्रेषु (pā́treṣu)
    vocative पात्र (pā́tra) पात्रे (pā́tre) पात्राणि (pā́trāṇi)
    पात्रा¹ (pā́trā¹)
    • ¹Vedic

    Derived terms

    • *pātra-illa
      • Eastern:
        • Bengali: পাতিল (patil)
        • Bhojpuri: पातिल (pātil)
        • Odia: ପାତିଳ (pātiḷa)
    • *pātra-illa-ka
      • Central:
      • Western:
        • Gujarati: પાતેલું (pātelũ)
      • Southern
        • Marathi: पातेले (pātele)
    • *pātra-ḍa-ka
      • Northwestern:
        • Punjabi: ਪਰਾਤਡ਼ਾ (parātṛā)
        • Sindhi: [script needed] (pāṭroṛo)

    Descendants