पोता

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀅 (*pŏttaa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑀓 (potaka /⁠pottaka⁠/), from Sanskrit पौत्र (paútra) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Doublet of पौत्र (pautra).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /poː.t̪ɑː/, [poː.t̪äː]

Noun

पोता • (potām (feminine पोती, Urdu spelling پوتا)

  1. son's son, grandson
    Coordinate term: नाती (nātī, daughter's son)

Declension

Declension of पोता (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct पोता
potā
पोते
pote
oblique पोते
pote
पोतों
potõ
vocative पोते
pote
पोतो
poto

Derived terms

  • परपोता (parpotā)

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paútra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 478
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पोता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 648
  • पोता”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.