धोती

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Hindi

Etymology

Derived from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀥𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*dhotta, “cloth”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). See there for more.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱoː.t̪iː/

Noun

धोती • (dhotī) f

  1. dhoti

Declension

Declension of धोती (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct धोती
dhotī 		धोतियाँ
dhotiyā̃
oblique धोती
dhotī 		धोतियों
dhotiyõ
vocative धोती
dhotī 		धोतियो
dhotiyo

Descendants

  • → English: dhoti

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit घटी (ghaṭī).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

धोती • (dhotī) m or f by sense (feminine धोतिनी)

  1. (derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) an Indian man[2]
  2. (derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) a Madhesi man[2]
  3. dhoti
  4. sari
  5. cotton cloth

Declension

Declension of धोती
Singular Plural
nominative धोती धोतीहरू
accusative धोतीलाई धोतीहरूलाई
instrumental/ergative धोतीले धोतीहरूले
dative धोतीलाई धोतीहरूलाई
ablative धोतीबाट धोतीहरूबाट
genitive धोतीको धोतीहरूको
locative धोतीमा धोतीहरूमा
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

  1. ^ “धोती”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “Lies We Told Ourselves About Budhanilkantha School”, in Madhesi Youth‎, 2020 June 11

Further reading

  • “धोती”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “धोती”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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