बीट

Hindi

Etymology

Pronunciation spelling of *bīṭh, from Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (viṭṭhā), from Sanskrit विष्ठा (viṣṭhā, “ordure, excrement”). Doublet of विष्ठा (viṣṭhā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /biːʈ/

Noun

बीट • (bīṭ) f (Urdu spelling بِیٹ)

1. bird's dropping

Declension

Declension of बीट (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बीट bīṭ	बीटें bīṭẽ
oblique	बीट bīṭ	बीटों bīṭõ
vocative	बीट bīṭ	बीटो bīṭo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बीट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “बीट”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बीट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press