ইট

See also: ইটা

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • ইঁট (ĩṭ), ইষ্টক (iśṭok)

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit इष्टा (iṣṭā)
    Prakrit 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (iṭṭā)
    Middle Bengali ইটা (iṭa)
    Bengali ইট (iṭ)

    Inherited from Middle Bengali ইটা (iṭa), from Prakrit 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (iṭṭā), from Sanskrit ইষ্টা (iṣṭā), related to ইষ্টকা (íṣṭakā, “brick”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [iʈ]
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    ইট • (iṭ)

    1. brick

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “íṣṭakā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 72: “B. iṭ, ĩṭ”
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