पोता

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (potta)[1] + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-),[2] from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑀓 (potaka /⁠pottaka⁠/), from Sanskrit पौत्र (paútra), vṛddhi derivative of पुत्र (putrá). Doublet of पौत्र (pautra).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /poː.t̪ɑː/, [poː.t̪äː]

Noun

पोता • (potā) m (feminine पोती, Urdu spelling پوتا)

  1. grandson

Declension
Declension of पोता (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct पोता
potā		 पोते
pote
oblique पोते
pote		 पोतों
potõ
vocative पोते
pote		 पोतो
poto

Derived terms
  • परपोता (parpotā)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paútra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पोता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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