পুঁটি

Bengali

Alternative forms

• পুঁঠি (pũṭhi), পুঁটিমাছ (pũṭimach)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀻 (puṭṭī), 𑀧𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻 (puṭṭhī) (perhaps Sanskrit प्रोष्ठी (proṣṭhī) is a Prakritism to provide a distinct root), probably from Sanskrit पृष्ठी (pṛṣṭhī), a variant of Sanskrit पृष्ठ (pṛṣṭha, “back, rear”), whence also পিঠ (piṭh). Cognate with Assamese পুঠি (puthi), Odia ପୁଠି (puṭhi), ପୁଟି (puṭi), Maithili पोठी (pōṭhī), Hindi पोँठी (põṭhī), पोँटी (põṭī).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /pũʈi/, [ˈpũʈiˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /puti/, [ˈputiˑ]

Noun

পুঁটি • (pũṭi)

1. (cooking) swamp barb, Puntius

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prōṣṭhī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 505