বাট

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese বাট (baṭo), Magadhi Prakrit *𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*vaṭṭa), from Sanskrit ৱৰ্ত্মন্ (vártman), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wártma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wártma, from Proto-Indo-European *wértmn̥. Cognate with Sylheti ꠛꠣꠐ (baṭ), Braj बाट (bāṭ), Nepali बाटो (bāṭo), Gujarati વાટ (vāṭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bat/

Noun

বাট • (bat)

  1. road, street, path, alley route
    Synonyms: আলিবাট (alibat), ৰাস্তা (rasta), আলি (ali), পথ (poth), ৰাহ (rah)
  2. direction
  3. way, method

Declension

Derived terms

  • বাট কোবোৱা (bat kübüa)
  • বাট চোৱা (bat süa)
  • বাট দেখুওৱা (bat dekhuüa)
  • বাট দেখুৱাওঁতা (bat dekhuaü̃ta)
  • বাট বন্ধ কৰা (bat bondho kora)
  • বাট মৰা (bat mora)
  • বাট-ফেঁৰা লগা (bat-phẽra loga)
  • বাটচ’ৰা (batsöra)
  • বাটৰ কাঁইট (bator kãit)
  • বাটৰুৱা (batorua)

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀩𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*baṭṭa), from Sanskrit वर्त्म (vartma, track, way), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wártma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wártma, from Proto-Indo-European *wért-mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (to turn). Cognate to Assamese বাট (bat), Hindi बाट (bāṭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [baːʈ̟]

Noun

বাট • (baṭ)

  1. (chiefly poetic) a path, road

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative বাট (baṭ)
objective বাট / বাটকে (baṭ (semantically general or indefinite) / baṭke (semantically definite))
genitive বাটের (baṭer)
locative বাটে (baṭe)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative বাটটা , বাটটি (baṭṭa (colloquial), baṭṭi (formal)) বাটগুলা, বাটগুলো (baṭgula (colloquial), baṭgulo (formal))
objective বাটটা, বাটটি (baṭṭa (colloquial), baṭṭi (formal)) বাটগুলা, বাটগুলো (baṭgula (colloquial), baṭgulo (formal))
genitive বাটটার, বাটটির (baṭṭar (colloquial), baṭṭir (formal)) বাটগুলার, বাটগুলোর (baṭgular (colloquial), baṭgulor (formal))
locative বাটটাতে / বাটটায়, বাটটিতে (baṭṭate / baṭṭay (colloquial), baṭṭite (formal)) বাটগুলাতে / বাটগুলায়, বাটগুলোতে (baṭgulate / baṭgulay (colloquial), baṭgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

Early Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit वर्त्मन् (vártman), from Proto-Indo-European *wértmn̥.

Noun

বাট (baṭo)

  1. road
    শুনি ধনু ধৰি ৰাক্ষস বাট চাই ।
    উজাগৰে ৰৈলা দুয়ো ভাই
    śuni dhonu dhori rakṣosoko baṭo cai ,
    ujagore roila duyö bhai .
    Hearing that, holding bows, waiting for the demon, the two brothers stayed sleeplessly.
    (literally, “(After) Hearing, holding bows, looking at the road for the demon, the two brothers stayed sleeplessly”)

Descendants

  • Assamese: বাট (bat)