নাতি

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅 (ṇattia), from Sanskrit नप्तृ (naptṛ) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from नप्ता (naptā) + -तृ (-tṛ) (from Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náptā, from Proto-Indo-European *népōts. Cognate with Hindi नाती (nātī), and distantly, English nephew, Latin nepōs.

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /nat̪i/, [ˈnat̪iˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /nat̪i/, [ˈnat̪iˑ]

Noun

নাতি • (nati)

  1. grandson
    Synonym: পৌত্র (pōutro)
  2. (broadly) grandchild

Derived terms
  • নাতনী (natnī, “granddaughter”) (compounded with -নী (-ni))
  • নাতিনাতনী (natinatnī, “grandchildren”)
  • নাতিপুতি (natiputi, “children and grandchildren”)
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