batta
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Noun
batta (countable and uncountable, plural battas)
- (India, dated) An exchange rate.
- (India, dated) The discount on uncurrent coins.
- (India, dated) Extra pay; especially an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India.
- (Can we date this quote?) The Asiatic journal and monthly register for British and foreign India, China, and Australasia (volume 28)
- On the day previous to their entry into the place, the men had shown a spirit of insubordination, refusing to proceed until some promise was given that they should get their extra battas.
- (Can we date this quote?) The Asiatic journal and monthly register for British and foreign India, China, and Australasia (volume 28)
References
“batta”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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batta
- third-person singular past historic of batter
Pronunciation
Noun
battā̀ f (plural battōcī, possessed form battàr̃)
- leather pouch (e.g., for tobacco)
- small metal container (e.g., of tiger balm)
Verb
batta
- inflection of battere:
Romanization
batta
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbat.ta/
- Homophones: bgħadtha, bgħattha (one pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -atta
Etymology 1
From Arabic بَطَّأَ (baṭṭaʔa, “to make or become slow”).
Verb
batta (imperfect jbatti)
- (intransitive) to abate, subside
Conjugation
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sicilian bàttiri and/or Italian battere, both from Latin battuere.
Verb
batta (imperfect jbatti)
- (transitive) to knock, beat
- Synonym: ħabbat
- (transitive) to knock over
Conjugation
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