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).[1]

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]
  2. (derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) a Madhesi man[2]
  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.

References

  1. ^ “धोती”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “Lies We Told Ourselves About Budhanilkantha School”, in Madhesi Youth‎[2], 11 June 2020

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
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