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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit *धोत्रा (dhotrā).[1] Cognate with Punjabi دہوتار / ਧੋਤਰ (dhotar) and Gujarati ધોતર (dhotar).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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دھوتی (dhotīf

  1. dupatta
  2. dhoti, loincloth

References

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