मोठ
Hindi
Etymology
Etymology tree
Prakrit *𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*mŏṭṭha)
Hindi मोठ (moṭh)
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*mŏṭṭha). Compare Sanskrit मुकुष्ठ (mukuṣṭha, “kind of bean”) (probably a Sanskritisation of the Prakrit term).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /moːʈʰ/
Numeral
मोठ • (moṭh) m (Urdu spelling موٹھ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मोठ moṭh |
मोठ moṭh |
| oblique | मोठ moṭh |
मोठों moṭhõ |
| vocative | मोठ moṭh |
मोठो moṭho |
Derived terms
- मोठड़ा (moṭhṛā)
Descendants
- → English: moth bean
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मोठ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mukuṣṭha-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 584
Nihali
Alternative forms
- मोठॉ (mōṭho)
Etymology
Borrowed from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *mūnṯu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moːʈʰ/
Numeral
मोठ (mōṭh)
References
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “mūnṟu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.