ইট

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ইঁট (ĩṭ), ইষ্টক (iśṭok)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit इष्टका (iṣṭakā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *íṣṭakaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ištaH (“brick”), possibly from the BMAC substrate. Cognate with Hindi ईंट (ī̃ṭ) , Punjabi ਇੱਟ (iṭṭa) / اِٹّ (iṭṭ), Gujarati ઈંટ (ī̃ṭa), Marathi वीट (vīṭ), Ōṛiā ଇଟା (iṭā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ĩʈ]

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Noun

ইট • (iṭ)

1. brick