पोथी

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /poː.t̪ʰiː/

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit पूतिका (pūtikā).

Noun

पोथी • (pothīf (Urdu spelling پوتھی)

  1. clove (a bulb of garlic)
Declension
Declension of पोथी (fem ī-stem)
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 • (pothīf (Urdu spelling پوتھی)

  1. booklet, or a small book
Declension
Declension of पोथी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct पोथी
pothī
पोथियाँ
pothiyā̃
oblique पोथी
pothī
पोथियों
pothiyõ
vocative पोथी
pothī
पोथियो
pothiyo
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 • (pōthīf (Tirhuta 𑒣𑒼𑒟𑒲)

  1. book

Synonyms

Malvi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀬𑀸 (putthiyā), from Sanskrit पुस्तिका (pustikā).

Noun

पोथी (pothīf

  1. a small book
  2. booklet

Marwari

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit [script needed] (potthiā), from Sanskrit पुस्तिका (pustikā), from पुस्तक (pustaka).

Noun

पोथी (pothīf

  1. book

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)

  1. book
    Synonyms: किताब (kitāb), किताप (kitāp), पुस्तक (pustak)
  2. hen

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