beeṭí

== Palula == === Etymology === Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*beṭṭa, “child”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Cognate with Urdu بیٹِی (beṭī, “daughter, child”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beeʈí/ === Noun === beeṭí m (Perso-Arabic spelling بیٹیۡ) lamb ==== Declension ==== === References === Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “beeṭí”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*biḍḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 522