बेटा

See also: बूट, बेट, and बेटी

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बेटा

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Prakrit बिट्ट (biṭṭa)

Hindi बेटा

Inherited from Prakrit बिट्ट (biṭṭa), with further etymology unknown. Compare Sanskrit बटु (baṭu, “boy, lad, chap”). Cognate with Punjabi ਬੇਟਾ (beṭā), Bengali বেটা (beṭa), Gujarati બેટો (beṭo), Marathi बेटा (beṭā).

बेटा • (beṭā) m (female equivalent बेटी, Urdu spelling بیٹا)

बेटा (beṭā) exists alongside बेटे (beṭe) as a vocative form. In this usage, it may refer not only to a son but also a daughter.

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