वीट

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘃𑘘 (īṭa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (iṭṭā), from Sanskrit इष्टा (iṣṭā), related to इष्टका (íṣṭakā).

Cognates

Cognate with Gujarati ઈંટ (ī̃ṭa), Hindustani اِین٘ٹ (ī̃ṭ) / ईंट (ī̃ṭ), Punjabi ਇੱਟ (iṭṭa) / اِٹّ (īṭṭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋiʈ/, [ʋiːʈ]

Noun

वीट • (vīṭ) f

  1. brick, bar

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “वीट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वीट”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “वीट”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “íṣṭakā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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