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Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بطور (ba-taur), from ب and طور. Compare Hindi बतौर (bataur).
Adverb
ਬਤੌਰ • (bataur)
- by way of, as, in place of
ਇਸਨੇ ਬਤੌਰ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਅਹੁਦਾ ਸੰਭਾਲਿਆ.- isane bataur mukkha mantrī ahudā sambhāliā.
- He took over as chief minister.
Derived terms
- ਤੌਰ ਤੇ (taur te, “-ly, forms adverbs from adjectives”, postposition)
Further reading
- “ਬਤੌਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025