भाटक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाटक (bhāṭaka).

Pronunciation

Noun

भाटक • (bhāṭakm

  1. rent; fare
    Synonyms: किराया (kirāyā), भाड़ा (bhāṛā)

Declension

Declension of भाटक (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct भाटक
bhāṭak
भाटक
bhāṭak
oblique भाटक
bhāṭak
भाटकों
bhāṭakõ
vocative भाटक
bhāṭak
भाटको
bhāṭako

References

  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “भाटक”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *भाट्ट- (bhāṭṭa-, wages), from Vedic Sanskrit *भार्त- (*bhārta-, (anything) related to servants), Vṛddhi derivative of भृत (bhṛta, hired, paid; hired servant, originally meant "carried, brought", with meaning changed as servants were hired to carry out work), a compound of भृ (bhṛ, to carry, bring) +‎ -त (-ta, -ed). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

भाटक • (bhāṭaka) stem?

  1. rent, fare

Descendants

  • Hindi: भाटक (bhāṭak)
  • Malayalam: വാടക (vāṭaka), ഭാടകം (bhāṭakaṁ)
  • Tamil: வாடகை (vāṭakai)