खोटे

Marathi

Pronunciation

  • (formal) IPA(key): /kʰo.ʈe/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /kʰo.ʈə/

Etymology 1

Compare Gujarati ખોટું (khoṭũ), Hindi खोटा (khoṭā).

Adjective

खोटे • (khoṭe)

  1. false, inaccurate
  2. counterfeit, spurious
  3. untruthful
    Antonym: खरे (khare)
Derived terms
  • खोटेपणा (khoṭepṇā, “falsehood”)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “खोटे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “खोटा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khōṭi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2

Proper noun

खोटे • (khoṭe) ?

  1. a surname, equivalent to English Khote
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