पोथी
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /poː.t̪ʰiː/
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit पूतिका (pūtikā).
Noun
पोथी • (pothī) f (Urdu spelling پوتھی)
- clove (a bulb of garlic)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पोथी pothī |
पोथियाँ pothiyā̃ |
| oblique | पोथी pothī |
पोथियों pothiyõ |
| vocative | पोथी pothī |
पोथियो pothiyo |
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀬𑀸 (putthiyā), from Sanskrit *पोस्तक (*postaka), पुस्तिका (pustikā).
Noun
पोथी • (pothī) f (Urdu spelling پوتھی)
- booklet, or a small book
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पोथी pothī |
पोथियाँ pothiyā̃ |
| oblique | पोथी pothī |
पोथियों pothiyõ |
| vocative | पोथी pothī |
पोथियो pothiyo |
Related terms
Descendants
- → Pashto: پوتئِي (“an unbound book”)
Maithili
Etymology
From Ashokan Prakrit [script needed] (potthiā), from Sanskrit पुस्तिका (pustikā), from पुस्तक (pustaka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [poːtʰiː]
Noun
पोथी • (pōthī) f (Tirhuta 𑒣𑒼𑒟𑒲)
Synonyms
Malvi
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀬𑀸 (putthiyā), from Sanskrit पुस्तिका (pustikā).
Noun
पोथी (pothī) f
Marwari
Etymology
From Ashokan Prakrit [script needed] (potthiā), from Sanskrit पुस्तिका (pustikā), from पुस्तक (pustaka).
Noun
पोथी (pothī) f
Further reading
- Bhanwar, Lal Suthar, Gahlot, Sukhveer Singh (1998) राजस्थानी-हिन्दी-अंग्रेजी कोश [rājasthānī-hindī-aṅgrejī koś, Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary] (in Hindi), Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press), page 213
Nepali
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit [script needed] (potthiā), from Sanskrit पुस्तिका (pustikā), from पुस्तक (pustaka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pot̪ʰi]
- Phonetic Devanagari: पोथि
Noun
पोथी • (pothī)
References
- “पोथी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary][1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “पोथी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar