बर्बटी
Hindi
Alternative forms
- बरबटी (barabṭī)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit बर्बटी (barbaṭī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bəɾ.bə.ʈiː/, [bɐɾ.bɐ.ʈiː]
Noun
बर्बटी • (barbaṭī) f
- a kind of bean, Dolichos lablab
- (rare) a prostitute
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बर्बटी barbaṭī |
बर्बटियाँ barbaṭiyā̃ |
| oblique | बर्बटी barbaṭī |
बर्बटियों barbaṭiyõ |
| vocative | बर्बटी barbaṭī |
बर्बटियो barbaṭiyo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बर्बटी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बरबटी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- বৰ্বটী (Assamese script)
- ᬩᬃᬩᬝᬷ (Balinese script)
- বর্বটী (Bengali script)
- 𑰤𑰨𑰿𑰤𑰘𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀩𑀭𑁆𑀩𑀝𑀻 (Brahmi script)
- ဗရ်္ဗဋီ (Burmese script)
- બર્બટી (Gujarati script)
- ਬਰ੍ਬਟੀ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌬𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌟𑍀 (Grantha script)
- ꦧꦂꦧꦛꦷ (Javanese script)
- 𑂥𑂩𑂹𑂥𑂗𑂲 (Kaithi script)
- ಬರ್ಬಟೀ (Kannada script)
- ពព៌ដី (Khmer script)
- ພຣ຺ພຏີ (Lao script)
- ബര്ബടീ (Malayalam script)
- ᠪᠠᡵᠪᠠᢞᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘤𑘨𑘿𑘤𑘘𑘲 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠠᠷᠪᠠᢌᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧄𑧈𑧠𑧄𑦸𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐧𑐬𑑂𑐧𑐚𑐷 (Newa script)
- ବର୍ବଟୀ (Odia script)
- ꢨꢬ꣄ꢨꢜꢷ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆧𑆫𑇀𑆧𑆛𑆵 (Sharada script)
- 𑖤𑖨𑖿𑖤𑖘𑖱 (Siddham script)
- බර්බටී (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩲𑩼 𑪙𑩲𑩦𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚠𑚤𑚶𑚠𑚔𑚯 (Takri script)
- ப³ர்ப³டீ (Tamil script)
- బర్బటీ (Telugu script)
- พรฺพฏี (Thai script)
- བ་རྦ་ཊཱི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒥𑒩𑓂𑒥𑒙𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨠𑨫𑩇𑨠𑨔𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From बर्बट (barbaṭa) + -ई (-ī, feminine suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bɐɾ.bɐ.ʈiː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /bɐɾ.bɐ.ʈiː/
Noun
बर्बटी • (barbaṭī) stem, f
- a kind of bean, Dolichos lablab
- a prostitute
- Synonyms: वेश्या (veśyā), गणिका (gaṇikā)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | बर्बटी (barbaṭī) | बर्बट्यौ (barbaṭyau) बर्बटी¹ (barbaṭī¹) |
बर्बट्यः (barbaṭyaḥ) बर्बटीः¹ (barbaṭīḥ¹) |
| accusative | बर्बटीम् (barbaṭīm) | बर्बट्यौ (barbaṭyau) बर्बटी¹ (barbaṭī¹) |
बर्बटीः (barbaṭīḥ) |
| instrumental | बर्बट्या (barbaṭyā) | बर्बटीभ्याम् (barbaṭībhyām) | बर्बटीभिः (barbaṭībhiḥ) |
| dative | बर्बट्यै (barbaṭyai) | बर्बटीभ्याम् (barbaṭībhyām) | बर्बटीभ्यः (barbaṭībhyaḥ) |
| ablative | बर्बट्याः (barbaṭyāḥ) बर्बट्यै² (barbaṭyai²) |
बर्बटीभ्याम् (barbaṭībhyām) | बर्बटीभ्यः (barbaṭībhyaḥ) |
| genitive | बर्बट्याः (barbaṭyāḥ) बर्बट्यै² (barbaṭyai²) |
बर्बट्योः (barbaṭyoḥ) | बर्बटीनाम् (barbaṭīnām) |
| locative | बर्बट्याम् (barbaṭyām) | बर्बट्योः (barbaṭyoḥ) | बर्बटीषु (barbaṭīṣu) |
| vocative | बर्बटि (barbaṭi) | बर्बट्यौ (barbaṭyau) बर्बटी¹ (barbaṭī¹) |
बर्बट्यः (barbaṭyaḥ) बर्बटीः¹ (barbaṭīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
- → Hindi: बर्बटी (barbaṭī) (learned)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “बर्बटी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 722.