બતક
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Gujarati[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A wanderwort of uncertain ultimate origin. Likely entered Gujarati via Classical Persian بت (bat, “duck”) (perhaps with the diminutive suffix ـه (-a)). While folk etymology derives it from Sanskrit वर्तक (vartaka, “quail”).
Compare Hindustani بطخ / बत्तख़ (battax), Kashmiri بَطُخ (batux), Konkani बदक (badak), Marathi बदक (badak), Punjabi ਬਤਕ (batak), Odia ବତକ (bôtôkô), and Sindhi بَدَڪَ / बदक (badaka).
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Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
બતક • (batak) f
- duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)
Categories:
- Gujarati terms with unknown etymologies
- Gujarati terms borrowed from Classical Persian
- Gujarati terms derived from Classical Persian
- Gujarati terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Gujarati terms derived from Sanskrit
- Gujarati terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Gujarati/ək
- Rhymes:Gujarati/ək/2 syllables
- Gujarati lemmas
- Gujarati nouns
- Gujarati feminine nouns
- gu:Ducks