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Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇 (caṭṭei), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁆 (*caṭṭ), of onomatopoeic origin. Compare to Hindi चाटना (cāṭnā), Gujarati ચાટવું (cāṭvũ), Marathi चाटणे (cāṭṇe).
Pronunciation
Verb
চাটা • (caṭa)
- to lick
- থালা চাটিস না তো! ― thala caṭiś na tō! ― Don't lick thy plate!
Conjugation
Impersonal forms of চাটা
| verbal noun
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চাটা (caṭa)
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| infinitive
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চাটতে (caṭte)
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| progressive participle
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চাটতে-চাটতে (caṭte-caṭte)
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| conditional participle
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চাটলে (caṭle)
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| perfect participle
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চেটে (ceṭe)
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| habitual participle
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চেটে-চেটে (ceṭe-ceṭe)
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References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “caṭṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press