బత్తాయి

Telugu

Etymology

From a corruption of English Batavian.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /bat̪ːaːji/

Noun

బత్తాయి • (battāyi) ? (plural బత్తాయులు)

  1. Batavia
  2. a Batavian orange (a sweet kind of orange originally introduced from Batavia)
  3. (slang, derogatory) Hindu fundamentalist, fundie (likely as a reference to the orange robes worn by devout Hindus and clergy)
  4. (by extension) A religious fundamentalist of any faith

Derived terms

  • పచ్చ బత్తాయి (pacca battāyi) - Muslim fundamentalist
  • గొర్రె బత్తాయి (gorre battāyi) - Christian fundamentalist

References

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