पत्र

See also: पुत्र, पुत्री, and पौत्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पत्त्र (páttra).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pət̪.ɾᵊ/, [pɐt̪.ɾᵊ]

Noun

पत्र • (patra) m (Urdu spelling پتر)

1. letter (written message)

   मुझे पत्र लिखने का अवकाश नहीं मिला।

   mujhe patra likhne kā avkāś nahī̃ milā.

   I could not get time to write a letter.

2. paper, document

   प्रति दिन पत्र निकलता है।

   prati din patra nikaltā hai.

   Every day, a paper is published.

3. leaf

   पत्र और पुष्प प्रतिदिशा हैं‌।

   patra aur puṣp pratidiśā ha͠i‌.

   Leaves and flowers are everywhere.

Synonyms

• (letter): चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī), ख़त (xat)
• (leaf): पत्ता (pattā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पत्र”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “पत्र”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “पत्र”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पत्त्र (páttra). Compare Old Marathi 𑘢𑘝𑘿𑘨 (patra).

Noun

पत्र • (patra) n

1. letter (written message)
2. document
3. leaf

   Synonym: पान (pān)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “पत्र”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पत्र”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “पत्र”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

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Nepali

Noun

पत्र • (patra)

1. letter, document (in compounds)
2. page
3. fold, layer