বাটপাড়

Bengali

Alternative forms

• বাটপার (baṭpar)

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀩𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀧𑀸𑀟 (*baṭṭapāḍa), from earlier Prakrit *𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀧𑀸𑀝 (*vaṭṭapāṭa), from Sanskrit वर्त्मपात (vartmapāta, “waylayer, attacker (on a road or journey)”), from वर्त्म (vartma, “path, road, way”) +‎ पात (pāta, “fall; attack, incursion”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /baʈpaɽ/, [ˈbaʈpaɽ], /baʈpaɾ/, [ˈbaʈpaɾ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /batpaɹ/, [ˈbatpaɹ]

Noun

বাটপাড় • (baṭpaṛ)

1. waylayer, robber, highwayman
2. (by extension) swindler, fraudster

Inflection

Inflection of বাটপাড়
nominative	বাটপাড় baṭpaṛ
objective	বাটপাড়কে baṭpaṛ (semantically general or indefinite) / baṭpaṛke (semantically definite)
genitive	বাটপাড়ের baṭpaṛer
	Indefinite forms
nominative	বাটপাড় baṭpaṛ
objective	বাটপাড়কে baṭpaṛ (semantically general or indefinite) / baṭpaṛke (semantically definite)
genitive	বাটপাড়ের baṭpaṛer
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	বাটপাড়টা, বাটপাড়টি baṭpaṛṭa (colloquial), baṭpaṛṭi (formal)		বাটপাড়েরা baṭpaṛera
objective	বাটপাড়টাকে, বাটপাড়টিকে baṭpaṛṭake (colloquial), baṭpaṛṭike (formal)		বাটপাড়দের(কে) baṭpaṛder(ke)
genitive	বাটপাড়টার, বাটপাড়টির baṭpaṛṭar (colloquial), baṭpaṛṭir (formal)		বাটপাড়দের baṭpaṛder
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• বাটপাড়ি (baṭpaṛi, “waylaying”)