धोती

Hindi

Etymology

Derived from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀥𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*dhotta, “cloth”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). See there for more.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱoː.t̪iː/

Noun

धोती • (dhotī) f

1. dhoti

Declension

Declension of धोती (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धोती dhotī	धोतियाँ dhotiyā̃
oblique	धोती dhotī	धोतियों dhotiyõ
vocative	धोती dhotī	धोतियो dhotiyo

Descendants

• → English: dhoti

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit घटी (ghaṭī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪ʱo̤t̪i]
• Phonetic Devanagari: धोति

Noun

धोती • (dhotī) m or f by sense (feminine धोतिनी)

1. (derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) an Indian man
2. (derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) a Madhesi man
3. dhoti
4. sari
5. cotton cloth

Declension

Declension of धोती
	Singular	Plural
nominative	धोती [d̪ʱot̪i]	धोतीहरू [d̪ʱot̪iɦʌɾu]
accusative	धोतीलाई [d̪ʱot̪iläi]	धोतीहरूलाई [d̪ʱot̪iɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	धोतीले [d̪ʱot̪ile]	धोतीहरूले [d̪ʱot̪iɦʌɾule]
dative	धोतीलाई [d̪ʱot̪iläi]	धोतीहरूलाई [d̪ʱot̪iɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	धोतीबाट [d̪ʱot̪ibäʈʌ]	धोतीहरूबाट [d̪ʱot̪iɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	धोतीको [d̪ʱot̪iko]	धोतीहरूको [d̪ʱot̪iɦʌɾuko]
locative	धोतीमा [d̪ʱot̪imä]	धोतीहरूमा [d̪ʱot̪iɦʌɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

• “धोती”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[3], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “धोती”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar