पुत्र

See also: पत्र, पुत्री, and पौत्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुत्र (putrá).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pʊt̪.ɾᵊ/

Noun

पुत्र • (putra) m (feminine पुत्री, Urdu spelling پتر)

(chiefly in compounds) a son, child

Declension

Declension of पुत्र (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पुत्र putra	पुत्र putra
oblique	पुत्र putra	पुत्रों putrõ
vocative	पुत्र putra	पुत्रो putro

Synonyms

बेटा (beṭā)
लड़का (laṛkā)

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “पुत्र”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पुत्र”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

পুত্ৰ (Assamese script)
ᬧᬸᬢ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
পুত্র (Bengali script)
𑰢𑰲𑰝𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
ပုတြ (Burmese script)
પુત્ર (Gujarati script)
ਪੁਤ੍ਰ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
ꦥꦸꦠꦿ (Javanese script)
𑂣𑂳𑂞𑂹𑂩 (Kaithi script)
ಪುತ್ರ (Kannada script)
បុត្រ (Khmer script)
ປຸຕ຺ຣ (Lao script)
പുത്ര (Malayalam script)
ᢒᡠᢠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘢𑘳𑘝𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
ᢒᠤᢐᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧂𑧔𑦽𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
𑐥𑐸𑐟𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
ପୁତ୍ର (Odia script)
ꢦꢸꢡ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
𑆥𑆶𑆠𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
𑖢𑖲𑖝𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
පුත්‍ර (Sinhalese script)
𑩰𑩒𑩫 𑪙𑩼 (Soyombo script)
𑚞𑚰𑚙𑚶𑚤 (Takri script)
புத்ர (Tamil script)
పుత్ర (Telugu script)
ปุตฺร (Thai script)
པུ་ཏྲ (Tibetan script)
𑒣𑒳𑒞𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
𑨞𑨃𑨙𑩇𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *putrás (“son”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“small, little, few”).

Cognate with Avestan 𐬞𐬎𐬚𐬭𐬀 (puθra), Old Persian 𐎱𐎢𐏂 (p-u-ç /⁠puça⁠/, “son”), Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs, “child, son”), Latin puer (“boy”), Old English fēaw (whence English few).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /put.ɾɐ́/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈput̪.ɾɐ/

Noun

पुत्र • (putrá) stem, m

a son, child
Synonyms: सूनु (sūnú), जात (jātá)
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.18.5:
  ते हि पुत्रासो अदितेर्विदुर्द्वेषांसि योतवे।
  अंहोश्चिदुरुचक्रयोऽनेहसः॥
  te hi putrāso aditervidurdveṣāṃsi yotave.
  aṃhościdurucakrayoʼnehasaḥ.
  For well these Sons of Aditi know to keep enmities aloof,
  Unrivalled, giving ample room, they save from woe.
a species of small venomous animal
(astrology) name of the fifth house

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पुत्र (putrá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पुत्रः putráḥ	पुत्रौ / पुत्रा¹ putraú / putrā́¹	पुत्राः / पुत्रासः¹ putrā́ḥ / putrā́saḥ¹
Vocative	पुत्र pútra	पुत्रौ / पुत्रा¹ pútrau / pútrā¹	पुत्राः / पुत्रासः¹ pútrāḥ / pútrāsaḥ¹
Accusative	पुत्रम् putrám	पुत्रौ / पुत्रा¹ putraú / putrā́¹	पुत्रान् putrā́n
Instrumental	पुत्रेण putréṇa	पुत्राभ्याम् putrā́bhyām	पुत्रैः / पुत्रेभिः¹ putraíḥ / putrébhiḥ¹
Dative	पुत्राय putrā́ya	पुत्राभ्याम् putrā́bhyām	पुत्रेभ्यः putrébhyaḥ
Ablative	पुत्रात् putrā́t	पुत्राभ्याम् putrā́bhyām	पुत्रेभ्यः putrébhyaḥ
Genitive	पुत्रस्य putrásya	पुत्रयोः putráyoḥ	पुत्राणाम् putrā́ṇām
Locative	पुत्रे putré	पुत्रयोः putráyoḥ	पुत्रेषु putréṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

पुत्री (putrī) (see there for further descendants)
पुत्रक (putraka)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀅 (puttaa)
  - Old Marathi:
    Devanagari script: पुता (putā)
    
    Modi script: 𑘢𑘳𑘝𑘰 (putā)
- → Old Marathi:
  Devanagari script: पुत्रक (putraka)
  
  Modi script: 𑘢𑘳𑘝𑘿𑘨𑘎 (putraka)
पौत्र (pautra) (vṛddhi derivative) (see there for further descendants)
सत्पुत्र (satputra)

Descendants

Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀭 (putra), 𑀧𑀼𑀢 (puta)
- Magadhi Prakrit:
  - Assamese: পুত (put)
  - Bengali: পুত (put)
  - Rohingya: fut
  - Sylheti: ꠙꠥꠔ (fut)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (putta)
  - Paisaci Prakrit:
    - Punjabi: ਪੁੱਤ (putta), ਪੁੱਤਰ (puttar)
  - Hindustani: pūt
    Hindi: पूत
    Urdu: پُوت
  - Konkani: pūt
    Devanagari script: पूत
    Kannada script: ಪೂತ್
    Latin script: put
  - Old Marathi:
    Devanagari script: पुत (puta), पूत (pūta)
    Modi script: 𑘢𑘳𑘝 (puta)
  - Konkani: पूत (pūt)
  - Marathi: पूत (pūt)
- Paisaci Prakrit:
  - Punjabi: ਪੁੱਤ (putta), ਪੁੱਤਰ (puttar)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (putta)
  - Paisaci Prakrit:
    - Punjabi: ਪੁੱਤ (putta), ਪੁੱਤਰ (puttar)
  - Hindustani: pūt
    Hindi: पूत
    Urdu: پُوت
  - Konkani: pūt
    Devanagari script: पूत
    Kannada script: ಪೂತ್
    Latin script: put
  - Old Marathi:
    Devanagari script: पुत (puta), पूत (pūta)
    Modi script: 𑘢𑘳𑘝 (puta)
  - Hindustani: pūt
    Hindi: पूत
    
    Urdu: پُوت (pūt)
Dardic:
- Kalasha: putr
- Kashmiri: پۆتھٕر (pothụr, “son”)
Helu Prakrit:
- Dhivehi: ފުތް (fut̊)
Pali: putta
→ Hindi: पुत्र (putra)
→ Bengali: পুত্র (putro)
→ Kannada: ಪುತ್ರ (putra)
→ Khmer: បុត្រា (botriə)
→ Lü: ᦢᦳᧆ (ḃud)
→ Malay: putera, putra
- Indonesian: putra, putera
→ Malayalam: പുത്രൻ (putraṉ)
→ Marathi: पुत्र (putra)
→ Old Javanese: putra
- Javanese: ꦥꦸꦠꦿ (putra)
→ Sinhalese: පුතා (putā)
→ Tamil: புத்திரன் (puttiraṉ)
→ Telugu: పుత్రుడు (putruḍu)
→ Thai: บุตร (bùt)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “पुत्र”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 632, column 3.

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