বাটপাড়

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • বাটপার (baṭpar)

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀩𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀧𑀸𑀟 (*baṭṭapāḍa), from earlier Prakrit *𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀧𑀸𑀝 (*vaṭṭapāṭa), from Sanskrit वर्त्मपात (vartmapāta, waylayer, attacker (on a road or journey)), from वर्त्म (vartma, path, road, way) +‎ पात (pāta, fall; attack, incursion).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /baʈpaɽ/, [ˈbaʈpaɽ], /baʈpaɾ/, [ˈbaʈpaɾ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /batpaɹ/, [ˈbatpaɹ]

Noun

বাটপাড় • (baṭpaṛ)

  1. waylayer, robber, highwayman
  2. (by extension) swindler, fraudster

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative বাটপাড় (baṭpaṛ)
objective বাটপাড়কে (baṭpaṛ (semantically general or indefinite) / baṭpaṛke (semantically definite))
genitive বাটপাড়ের (baṭpaṛer)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative বাটপাড়টা, বাটপাড়টি (baṭpaṛṭa (colloquial), baṭpaṛṭi (formal)) বাটপাড়েরা (baṭpaṛera)
objective বাটপাড়টাকে, বাটপাড়টিকে (baṭpaṛṭake (colloquial), baṭpaṛṭike (formal)) বাটপাড়দের(কে) (baṭpaṛder(ke))
genitive বাটপাড়টার, বাটপাড়টির (baṭpaṛṭar (colloquial), baṭpaṛṭir (formal)) বাটপাড়দের (baṭpaṛder)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

  • বাটপাড়ি (baṭpaṛi, waylaying)