बटु

Sanskrit

Possibly borrowed from Munda. A much less likely suggestion relates this to बाल (bāla, “boy”), via a supposed intermediate *बल्तु (baltu).

बटु • (baṭu) stem, m

Masculine u-stem declension of बटु (baṭu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बटुः baṭuḥ	बटू baṭū	बटवः baṭavaḥ
Vocative	बटो baṭo	बटू baṭū	बटवः baṭavaḥ
Accusative	बटुम् baṭum	बटू baṭū	बटून् baṭūn
Instrumental	बटुना / बट्वा¹ baṭunā / baṭvā¹	बटुभ्याम् baṭubhyām	बटुभिः baṭubhiḥ
Dative	बटवे / बट्वे¹ baṭave / baṭve¹	बटुभ्याम् baṭubhyām	बटुभ्यः baṭubhyaḥ
Ablative	बटोः / बट्वः¹ baṭoḥ / baṭvaḥ¹	बटुभ्याम् baṭubhyām	बटुभ्यः baṭubhyaḥ
Genitive	बटोः / बट्वः¹ baṭoḥ / baṭvaḥ¹	बट्वोः baṭvoḥ	बटूनाम् baṭūnām
Locative	बटौ baṭau	बट्वोः baṭvoḥ	बटुषु baṭuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Monier Williams (1899) “बटु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 719/2.
Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume III, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 352
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎ (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 402
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “baṭu”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press