बेटा

Inherited from Prakrit बिट्ट (biṭṭa), with further etymology unknown. Compare Sanskrit बटु (baṭu, “boy, lad, chap”). Cognate with Punjabi ਬੇਟਾ (beṭā), Bengali বেটা (beṭa), Gujarati બેટો (beṭo), Marathi बेटा (beṭā).

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /beː.ʈɑː/, [beː.ʈäː]

बेटा • (beṭā) m (female equivalent बेटी, Urdu spelling بیٹا)

1. son

   Synonyms: पिसर (pisar), लड़का (laṛkā), पुत्र (putra), पूत (pūt)

   देश को अपने बेटों पर गर्व है।

   deś ko apne beṭõ par garv hai.

   This country is proud of her sons.

बेटा (beṭā) exists alongside बेटे (beṭe) as a vocative form. In this usage, it may refer not only to a son but also a daughter.

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