पोता
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (potta)[1] + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-),[2] from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑀓 (potaka /pottaka/), from Sanskrit पौत्र (paútra), vṛddhi derivative of पुत्र (putrá). Doublet of पौत्र (pautra).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
पोता • (potā) m (feminine पोती, Urdu spelling پوتا)
Declension edit
Declension of पोता (masc ā-stem)
Derived terms edit
- परपोता (parpotā)
References edit
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paútra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पोता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press