হাঁটু

See also: হাঁটা

Bengali

হাঁটু

Alternative forms

আঁডু (ãḍu) — Vanga, Varendra

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अष्ठीवत् (aṣṭhīvat), but the initial emphatic particle was added due to comparison with হাঁটা (hãṭa, “to walk”). Cognate with Assamese আঁঠু (ãthu), Chakma 𑄃𑄙𑄪 (ādhu), Rohingya añçú. Doublet of আঁঠু (ãṭhu).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɦãʈu/, [ˈɦãʈuˑ]
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(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɦatu/, [ˈɦatuˑ]
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Noun

হাঁটু • (hãṭu) (objective হাঁটু (hãṭu) or হাঁটুকে (hãṭuke), genitive হাঁটুর (hãṭur), locative হাঁটুতে (hãṭute))

(anatomy) knee
Synonyms: জানু (janu), আঁঠু (ãṭhu)

Derived terms

হাঁটু গাড়া (hãṭu gaṛa)

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