भट्ठा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀪𑀝𑁆𑀞 (bhaṭṭha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) without compensatory lengthening, from Sanskrit भ्रष्ट्र (bhraṣṭra). Cognate with Punjabi ਭੱਠ (bhaṭṭha).

Noun

भट्ठा • (bhaṭṭhā) m (Urdu spelling بھٹھی)

1. Alternative form of भट्ठी (bhaṭṭhī)

Declension

Declension of भट्ठा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भट्ठा bhaṭṭhā	भट्ठे bhaṭṭhe
oblique	भट्ठे bhaṭṭhe	भट्ठों bhaṭṭhõ
vocative	भट्ठे bhaṭṭhe	भट्ठो bhaṭṭho

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भट्ठा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 757
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhráṣṭra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press