बालटी (baaltii)

noun A common household object word meaning 'bucket'; this is a widely used variant spelling of बाल्टी (baaltii).
Sense 1 : bucket, pail
noun, feminine
Synonyms: डोल (dol, less common, mainly for wells)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Every Indian household has at least two or three of these plastic बालटी (baaltii)s stacked in the bathroom, since many homes still fill water by hand rather than relying only on running taps. You'll also hear it in the common chore instruction पानी की बालटी भर लाओ (paanii kii baaltii bhar laao, 'go fill up a bucket of water'), a classic line parents say to kids.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes write it as बाल्टी (baaltii) with a conjunct ल्ट; both spellings are heard and understood, but बाल्टी (baaltii) is the more standard form seen in print. 2) Do not confuse with बाटी (baatii), the baked wheat-flour ball eaten with dal -- similar sound, completely unrelated meaning.
Sample Sentences:
बाथरूम में एक बालटी रखी है। There is a bucket kept in the bathroom.
(baathroom men ek baaltii rakhii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
जाकर पानी की बालटी भर लाओ। Go fill up a bucket of water.
(jaakar paanii kii baaltii bhar laao।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
मैं रोज़ सुबह बालटी भरता हूँ। I fill the bucket every morning.
(main roz subah baaltii bhartaa hoon।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वह बालटी उठाकर छत पर ले गई। She picked up the bucket and took it to the roof.
(vah baaltii uthaakar chhat par le gaii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
बालटी में पानी भरा जा रहा है। The bucket is being filled with water.
(baaltii men paanii bharaa jaa rahaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
अगर बालटी बड़ी होती तो एक ही बार में सारा पानी आ जाता। If the bucket were bigger, all the water would have come in one go.
(agar baaltii badii hotii to ek hii baar men saaraa paanii aa jaataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
कृपया बालटी को अच्छी तरह धो लें। Please wash the bucket thoroughly.
(kripyaa baaltii ko achchhii tarah dho len।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
शायद बालटी में छेद हो गया हो, इसीलिए पानी टपक रहा है। Maybe there's a hole in the bucket, that's why water is dripping.
(shaayad baaltii men chhed ho gayaa ho, isiilie paanii tapak rahaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
कल मैंने बाज़ार से दो नई बालटियाँ खरीदीं। Yesterday I bought two new buckets from the market.
(kal mainne baazaar se do naii baaltiyaan khariidiin।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
बालटी दरवाज़े के पास पड़ी है। The bucket is lying near the door.
(baaltii darvaaze ke paas padii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
गर्मियों में लोग छत पर बालटी रखकर पानी जमा करते हैं। In summer, people keep a bucket on the roof to collect water.
(garmiyon men log chhat par baaltii rakhkar paanii jamaa karte hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): बालटी (baaltii)
(sg.f.oblique): बालटी (baaltii)
(pl.f.direct): बालटियाँ (baaltiyaan)
(pl.f.oblique): बालटियों (baaltiyon)