পিঠা

Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit পিষ্টক (piṣṭaka, cake). Cognate with Sylheti ꠙꠤꠑꠣ (fiṭá), Bengali পিঠা (piṭha), পিঠে (piṭhe), Odia ପିଠା (piṭha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pi.tʰa/

Noun

পিঠা • (pitha)

  1. pitha, a traditional eastern South Asian cake
  2. cake
    Synonym: কে’ক (këk)

Declension

(uncountable):

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • পিঠে (piṭhe)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (piṭṭha), from Sanskrit पिष्टक (piṣṭaka, cake), from पिष्ट (piṣṭa, crushed, kneaded).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pi.ʈʰa/

Noun

পিঠা • (piṭha)

  1. pitha, a traditional eastern South Asian cake

Derived terms

  • পিঠেপুলি (piṭhepuli)
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