lota
English edit
Etymology edit
From Hindi लोटा (loṭā) / Urdu لوٹا (loṭā). (person who switches loyalties): From the fact that the lota pot has a tendency to fall over and roll around, as it is not stable sitting on its base.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lota (plural lotas)
- (South Asia) A spherical pot, specifically a water pot used for washing and ablution, typically made of brass.
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 9:
- She had been standing behind the curtain of coloured glass beads for at least half an hour now, waiting patiently with a silver lota of water.
- (Pakistani politics) A person who switches loyalties, especially from one political party to another.
Translations edit
Anagrams edit
Chichewa edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-dóota.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
-lota (infinitive kulóta)
- to dream
Derived terms edit
- loto (“dream”)
Eastern Bontoc edit
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lota
Icelandic edit
Noun edit
lota f (genitive singular lotu, nominative plural lotur)
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- “lota” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Irish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English lot, from Old English hlot (“portion, choice, decision”), from Proto-Germanic *hlutą.
Noun edit
lota m (genitive singular lota, nominative plural lotaí)
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Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
lota m (genitive singular lota, nominative plural lotaí)
- Alternative form of lochta (“loft; gallery”)
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Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
lota
Verb edit
lota
- analytic present subjunctive of lot
Participle edit
lota
- past participle of lot
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lota”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “lota”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “lota”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Kituba edit
Verb edit
lota
- to dream
Latin edit
Participle edit
lōta
- inflection of lōtus:
Participle edit
lōtā
Luba-Kasai edit
Verb edit
lota
- to dream
Lubuagan Kalinga edit
Noun edit
lota
- sap (of a plant)
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɔtɐ
- Hyphenation: lo‧ta
Noun edit
lota f (plural lotas)
Verb edit
lota
- inflection of lotar:
Sambali edit
Noun edit
lotà
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lota f (plural lotas)
Further reading edit
- “lota”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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