पटरा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝 (paṭṭa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit पट्ट (paṭṭa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pəʈ.ɾɑː/, [pɐʈ.ɾäː]

Noun

पटरा • (paṭrā) m (feminine पटरी, Urdu spelling پٹرا)

1. plank, board, piece of wood
2. leveller, flattener

   पटरा करना ― paṭrā karnā ― to level, raze

Declension

Declension of पटरा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पटरा paṭrā	पटरे paṭre
oblique	पटरे paṭre	पटरों paṭrõ
vocative	पटरे paṭre	पटरो paṭro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पटरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paṭṭa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press