নাতি

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅 (ṇattia), from Sanskrit नप्तृ (náptṛ) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with Hindi नाती (nātī).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /nat̪i/, [ˈnat̪iˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /nat̪i/, [ˈnat̪iˑ]

Noun

নাতি • (nati)

1. grandson

   Synonym: পৌত্র (pōutro)

2. (broadly) grandchild

Derived terms

• নাতনী (natnī, “granddaughter”) (compounded with -নী (-ni))
• নাতিনাতনী (natinatnī, “grandchildren”)
• নাতিপুতি (natiputi, “children and grandchildren”)