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bhatta

bhatta is the alternative form of batta.

Meaning of batta

Noun

batta (countable and uncountable, plural battas)

  1. (India, dated) An exchange rate.
  2. (India, dated) The discount on uncurrent coins.
  3. (India, dated) Extra pay; especially an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India.
    • 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.The Asiatic journal and monthly register for British and foreign India, China, and Australasia (volume 28)

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Proper noun capitalized: Bhatta

Bhatta

  1. A surname from Sanskrit, of Indian usage

Forms of bhatta

Noun
pluralbhattas
Proper noun
alternative formBhat
alternative formBhatt

Origin of bhatta

Transliteration of Sanskrit भट्ट (bhaṭṭa).

Questions about bhatta

What does bhatta mean?
Bhatta means a surname from Sanskrit, of Indian usage.
What is bhatta the alternative form of?
Bhatta is the alternative form of batta.
What part of speech is bhatta?
Bhatta is a proper noun.

Words near bhatta in the dictionary

  1. bhatoora
  2. bhatooras
  3. Bhatpara
  4. bhats
  5. Bhatt
  6. bhatta
  7. Bhattacharjee
  8. Bhattacharjees
  9. Bhattacharya
  10. Bhattacharyas
  11. Bhattacharyya

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