ધોતર

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *धोत्रा (*dhotrā). Doublet of ધોતી (dhotī). Cognate with Punjabi دہوتار / ਧੋਤਰ (dhotar) and Saraiki دھوتی (dhotī).

Pronunciation

Noun

ધોતર • (dhotar) n

  1. (clothing) dhoti, loincloth
    Synonyms: ધોતિયું (dhotiyũ), પોતિયું (potiyũ)

Descendants

  • → Marathi: धोतर (dhotar)

Further reading

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhotta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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