মতি

See also: মত, মাত, মাতা, মিতা, মিতু, মুত, মুতা, মুতি, মোতা, and মোতি

Bengali

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /mot̪i/, [ˈmot̪iˑ]

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मति (mati).

Noun

মতি • (moti) (uncountable)

  1. intelligence, intellect
    Synonyms: বুদ্ধি (buddhi), মেধা (medha), জ্ঞান (gên), মগজ (mogoj)
Derived terms
  • মতিগতি (môtigôti)

Etymology 2

The spelling is owing to confusing অ (o /⁠ɔ⁠/) with ও (ō /⁠o⁠/): given that the former is realised as [o] due to vowel harmony when followed by /i/, /u/ in the next syllable.[1]

Noun

মতি • (moti)

  1. (hypercorrect) alternative spelling of মোতি (mōti)

References
  1. Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language‎, volume 1, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 397
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