पोथा
Hindi
editEtymology
editInherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀬 (pŏtthaya, “book”) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀬 (putthaya), from Sanskrit पवस्त (pavasta, “covering”) and Sanskrit पुस्तक (pustaka, “book”). The latter is a borrowing from some Middle Iranian language (see there). Both are ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pawástam (“covering, envelope”). Doublet of पुस्तक (pustak) and पोस्त (post).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editपोथा • (pothā) m (Urdu spelling پوتھا)
- a large, voluminous book
- manuscript
Declension
editDeclension of पोथा (masc ā-stem)
Antonyms
edit- पोथी (pothī)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पोथा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pōstaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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