बेट

Marathi

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpa)?

Noun

बेट • (beṭ) n

  1. island
    Synonym: द्वीप (dvīp)

Etymology 2

From Old Marathi बेट (beṭa), from Sanskrit वेत्र (vetra).

Noun

बेट • (beṭ) n

  1. cluster or clump of bamboo or plantain trees or shrubs

References

  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “बेट”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule and Anne Feldhau (1999), “बेट”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vētrá (12101)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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