बतौर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بطور (ba-taur). By surface analysis, ब- (ba-) +‎ तौर (taur).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bə.t̪ɔːɾ/, [bɐ.t̪ɔːɾ]
• Hyphenation: ब‧तौर
• Rhymes: -ɔːɾ

Preposition

बतौर • (bataur) (Urdu spelling بَطَور)

1. as, like, in the manner of; by way of

Further reading

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “बतौर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 497
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बतौर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3368
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बतौर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 702