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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
{{compound|hi|अगर|बत्ती|t1=[[aloe]]|t2=[[candle]]}}. Compare {{cog|pa|ਅਗਰਬੱਤੀ}}.
{{compound|hi|अगर|बत्ती|t1=[[aloe]]|t2=[[candle]]}}. Compare {{cog|pa|ਅਗਰਬੱਤੀ}}. Borrowed from {{bor|sa|dra-pro|*agil||eagle-wood}}.<ref name="CDIAL">{{R:CDIAL|agaru|49}}</ref>


===Pronunciation===
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Revision as of 06:45, 4 January 2022

Hindi

Etymology

अगर (agar, aloe) +‎ बत्ती (battī, candle). Compare Punjabi ਅਗਰਬੱਤੀ (agarbattī). Borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *agil (eagle-wood).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.ɡəɾ.bət̪.t̪iː/, [ɐ.ɡɐɾ.bɐt̪̚.t̪iː]

Noun

अगरबत्ती (agarbattīf (Urdu spelling اگربتی)

  1. incense stick, scented candle

Declension

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “agaru”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press