लोटा
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit [Term?]. Compare Punjabi ਲੋੱਟਾ (loṭṭā), Nepali लोहोटो (lohoṭo), Marathi लोटा (loṭā).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
लोटा • (loṭā) f (Urdu spelling لوٹا)
- a pot, lota; especially a pot used for carrying water
- एक लोटा पानी ― ek loṭā pānī ― a bucketful of water
Declension edit
Declension of लोटा (masc ā-stem)
Descendants edit
- → English: lota
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लोटा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “लोटा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “लोटा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “लोटा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Hardev Bahri (2013) “लोटा”, in राजपाल हिंदी शब्दकोश [rājpāl hindī śabdakoś, Rajpal Hindi Dictionary], Rajpal and Sons, →ISBN