থুতু

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • থুথু (thuthu)less common

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit थूथू (thūthū), Onomatopoeic of the sound made when someone spits.

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t̪ʰut̪u/, [ˈt̪ʰut̪uˑ]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /t̪ʰut̪u/, [ˈt̪ʰut̪uˑ]

Noun

থুতু • (thutu)

  1. spit