बेटा

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀝 (biṭṭa), from Sanskrit बटु (baṭu, “boy, lad, chap”) or a related term.

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /beː.ʈɑː/, [beː.ʈäː]

बेटा • (beṭā) m (feminine बेटी, Urdu spelling بیٹا)

1. son

   देश को अपने बेटों पर गर्व है।

   deś ko apne beṭõ par garv hai.

   This country is proud of her sons.

• पुत्र (putra)

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बेटा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• “बेटा”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बेटा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बेटा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “बेटा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “baṭu”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “biḍḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press