पत्त्र

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From the root पत् (pat, to fly, soar, fall down) + -त्र (-tra).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Vedic) IPA(key): /pɐ́t.tɾɐ/, [pɐ́t̚.tɾɐ]
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpɐt̪.t̪ɾɐ/, [ˈpɐt̪̚.t̪ɾɐ]

Noun

पत्त्र • (páttra) stem, n

  1. leaf of a particular fragrant plant, or a particular plant with fragrant leaves
  2. leaf of a manuscript, leaf for writing on
  3. paper, or leaf of paper
  4. page of a book
  5. letter
  6. document
  7. the wing of a bird, [[pinion, feather
  8. blade of a sword or knife

Declension

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Borrowed terms

References

  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959), 825-826”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 825-826
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