सोता
Hindi edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (sotta), from Sanskrit *स्रोत्र (srotra), from स्रू (srū, “to flow”).
Noun edit
सोता • (sotā) m (Urdu spelling سوتا)
- fountain
- spring
- Synonym: झरना (jharnā)
- उस सोते का पानी नहाने के लिए ज़्यादा ठंडा है।
- us sote kā pānī nahāne ke lie zyādā ṭhaṇḍā hai.
- The water in that spring is too cold for bathing in.
Declension edit
Declension of सोता (masc ā-stem)
Related terms edit
- सोत (sot, “stream, channel, spring”)
- सोती (sotī, “rill, rivulet, pond formed by overflow from a river”)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
सोता • (sotā)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सोता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “srōtra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press