भात

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from , from Sanskrit भक्त (bhaktá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaktás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-tó-s, from the root *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute”). Doublet of भक्त (bhakt). Compare Gujarati ભાત (bhāt), Bengali ভাত (bhat), Assamese ভাত (bhat), Sylheti ꠜꠣꠔ (báto), Kannada ಭಾತ್ (bhāt), Sinhalese බත (bata), Dhivehi ބަތް (bat̊).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɑːt̪/, [bʱäːt̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Noun

भात • (bhāt) m (Urdu spelling بھات)

1. boiled rice

   Hypernym: चावल (cāval)

Declension

Declension of भात (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भात bhāt	भात bhāt
oblique	भात bhāt	भातों bhātõ
vocative	भात bhāt	भातो bhāto

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भात”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaktá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘥𑘰𑘝 (bhāta), from , from Sanskrit भक्त (bhaktá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaktás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-tó-s, from the root *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute”). Doublet of भक्त (bhakta). Compare Gujarati ભાત (bhāt), Kannada ಭಾತ್ (bhāt), Bengali ভাত (bhat), Assamese ভাত (bhat), Sylheti ꠜꠣꠔ (báto), Sinhalese බත (bata), Dhivehi ބަތް (bat̊).

Pronunciation

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Noun

भात • (bhāt) m

1. cooked rice

See also

• तांदूळ (tāndūḷ, “uncooked rice”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “भात”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “भात”, 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) “भात”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaktá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press