ओठ

Marathi

Alternative forms

• होट (hoṭ)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi वोठ (voṭha), होट (hoṭa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀑𑀝𑁆𑀞 (oṭṭha), 𑀳𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (hoṭṭha), from Sanskrit ओष्ठ (oṣṭha).

Noun

ओठ • (oṭh) m

1. (anatomy) lip

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “ओठ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ओठ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṓṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oʈʰ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: ओठ्

Noun

ओठ • (oṭh)

1. lips