ହେତୁ

Odia

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हेतु (hetu). Cognate to Bengali হেতু (hetu) and Hindi हेतु (hetu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /het̪u/

Noun

ହେତୁ (hetu)

1. cause; reason
2. necessity; use
3. aim; object; intention
4. seed
5. root; origin
6. reasoning

Postposition

ହେତୁ (hetu)

1. because (of); owing to

References

• Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “ହେତୁ”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press