পুঁটি
Bengali
Alternative forms
- পুঁঠি (pũṭhi), পুঁটিমাছ (pũṭimach)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀻 (puṭṭī), 𑀧𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻 (puṭṭhī) (perhaps Sanskrit प्रोष्ठी (proṣṭhī) is a Prakritism to provide a distinct root), probably from Sanskrit पृष्ठी (pṛṣṭhī), a variant of Sanskrit पृष्ठ (pṛṣṭha, “back, rear”), whence also পিঠ (piṭh). Cognate with Assamese পুঠি (puthi), Odia ପୁଠି (puṭhi), ପୁଟି (puṭi), Maithili पोठी (pōṭhī), Hindi पोँठी (põṭhī), पोँटी (põṭī).
Pronunciation
Noun
পুঁটি • (pũṭi)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prōṣṭhī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 505