रित्तो

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit रित्तग (rittaga), रित्तअ (rittaa), from Sanskrit रिक्त (riktá) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with Marathi रिते (rite), Konkani रित्तें (rittễ), Hindi रीता (rītā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [rit̪̚t̪o]

Phonetic Devanagari: रित्तो

Adjective

रित्तो • (ritto)

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References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “रित्तो”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 537

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