बुत

See also: बत, बेत, and बात

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بت (but), from Middle Persian, from Sogdian [script needed] (bwt, “Buddha idol”), from Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddha). Doublet of बुद्ध (buddh). Compare Bengali বুত (but), Punjabi ਬੁੱਤ (butta).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʊt̪/

Noun

बुत • (but) m (Urdu spelling بت)

1. idol
2. mistress

Declension

Declension of बुत (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बुत but	बुत but
oblique	बुत but	बुतों butõ
vocative	बुत but	बुतो buto