बेट

See also: बूट, बेटा, and बेटी

Marathi

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpa)? (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

बेट • (beṭ) n

1. island

   Synonym: द्वीप (dvīp)

Etymology 2

Inherited 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

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