Definitions

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  • proper noun A surname that is common in many ethnicities in India.
  • proper noun Traditionally among Brahmins, a Brahmin who has learned all the four Vedas.

Etymologies

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From Sanskrit भट्ट (bhaṭṭa).

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Examples

  • The name Bhat is derived from the Sanskrit Bhatta,

    The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell

  • Rouf Bhat/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Farmers planted paddy saplings in a field in Srinagar, India, June 5.

    India in Pictures 2011

  • "The sharpness and the swiftness with which the markets have corrected have defied the wildest expectation of a bear," said Dilip Bhat, director, research, at equity broking house Prabhudas Lilladher Pvt. Ltd.

    I-Banks Hope Diwali Season Will Perk Up Share Sales Sneha Shah of Mint 2011

  • For the head of the Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, Professor Abdul Gani Bhat, the only way forward is to keep talking.

    India, Pakistan to Continue Push for Peace 2011

  • For the head of the Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, Professor Abdul Gani Bhat, the only way forward is to keep talking.

    India, Pakistan to Continue Push for Peace 2011

  • Rouf Bhat/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images A turn in the weather in Indian Kashmir has rice-planting season in high gear, including in this field on the outskirts of Srinagar on Sunday

    Asia in Pictures 2011

  • Rouf Bhat/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Embroidered pashmina shawls are prized for their rich texture and designs.

    Life in Kashmir 2011

  • Yahoo exec Tapan Bhat wrote on the official Yahoo blog that the company is trying to “bring all that is good and useful on the Web even closer to your fingertips.”

    Yahoo Tries to Keep Its Users From Going Elsewhere 2009

  • Rouf Bhat/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images A member of the Association of Parents of Disappeared People kissed a photograph of her son during a rally to demand more information about missing relatives in the northern Indian city of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Monday.

    India in Pictures 2011

  • Ray Kotcher, Senior Partner and CEO, spoke to Varada Bhat on their plan to leverage this, why the Indian market is important and how social media is the changing landscape of media business.

    Morning News Roundup Deals India 2011

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