doti

See also: dotî

English

Noun

doti (plural dotis)

1. Alternative form of dhoti

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈdɔ.ti]

Verb

doti

1. inflection of dotar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Italian

Noun

doti f

1. plural of dote

Verb

doti

1. inflection of dotare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Todi, dito

Latin

Noun

dōtī

1. dative singular of dōs

Latvian

Participle

doti

1. nominative plural masculine of dots

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English dirt, dirty and possibly Akan dɔte (“earth, clay, soil, dust”). Compare Jamaican Creole dutty.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdo.ti/

Noun

doti

1. earth, soil, ground
   • 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎^[1]:

     da djari habi bunne dotti

     The garden has good soil.

   • 1855, Hendrik Charles Focke, Neger-Engelsch woordenboek [Negro English Dictionary]‎^[2], Leiden: P.H. van den Heuvell:

     Mi de go na mi dótti

     I am going to my native soil.

   • 1962, Johanna Schouten-Elsenhout, “winti [Wind]”, in soela‎^[3], Paramaribo: Bureau Volkslectuur, page 13:

     a mindri liba / d'e drai tron wan kolkoe / a mi ati lanpe / e broko mi djodjo / saka gi doti

     The middle of the river / that revolves into becoming a whirlpool / at my heart's landing / brings down my guardian spirit / for the earth

   • 1974, Lieve Hugo (lyrics and music), “Blaka Rosoe”, in Lieve Hugo – King Of Kasèko:

     Sonte prakseri de a neti / Mi tu ai trowe watra / A tapu na doti pe mi nanga yu / Pe mi nanga yu ben bosi, brasa

     There might be memories at night / Both my eyes shed tears / Onto the very ground where me and you / Where me and you kissed, embraced

2. dirt, rubbish

Adjective

doti

1. dirty

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi धोती (dhotī).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

doti (n class, plural doti)

1. a measure of cloth, about four yards in length