𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀭 (potra), from Sanskrit पौत्र (paútra). Related to 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (putta, “son”).

𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (pŏtta) m (Devanagari पोत्त, feminine 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀆)

1. son's son, grandson

   Synonym: 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀅 (ṇattua)

• 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀅 (pŏttaa) (< पौत्रक (pautraka))
  • Hindustani: potā

    Hindi: पोता

    Urdu: پوتا

  • Punjabi: ਪੋਤਾ (pottā), ਪੋਤਰਾ (potrā)

Inherited from Sanskrit *प्लोत्र (plotra), from the root प्लु (plu, “to sail, cross”) +‎ -त्र (-tra, “instrument, means”).

𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (pŏtta) n (Devanagari पोत्त)

1. boat, ship

   Synonyms: 𑀡𑀸𑀯𑀸 (ṇāvā), 𑀧𑀯 (pava), 𑀤𑁄𑀡𑀻 (doṇī), 𑀢𑀭𑀡𑀺 (taraṇi), 𑀧𑁄𑀅 (poa)

Inherited from Sanskrit पोत्र (potra, “cloth, garment”) (compare पोत (pota)).

𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (pŏtta) n (Devanagari पोत्त)

1. cotton cloth

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 259
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T (1923–1928) “पोत्त”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: , page 617.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pautra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 478
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*plōtra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 833
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pōtra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 477