गोटा
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Prakrit *𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*gŏṭṭa)
Hindi गोटा (goṭā)
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*gŏṭṭa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). By surface analysis, गोट (goṭ) + -आ (-ā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]गोटा • (goṭā) m (Urdu spelling گوٹَا)
- (especially Rajasthan) strip of gold or silver applied to the hem of a garment
- 2023, डॉ. शत्रुजीत सिंह, शेखावटी का सामाजिक इतिहास (स्वाधीनता से पूर्व)[1], Shashwat Publication, →ISBN, page 235:
- शेखावटी अंचल में गोटा किनारी बनाने का काम बहुत प्राचीन है।
- śekhāvṭī añcal mẽ goṭā kinārī banāne kā kām bahut prācīn hai.
- In the Shekhawati region, the practice of making gold-strip hems is very ancient.
Declension
[edit]Declension of गोटा (masc ā-stem)
References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गोटा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press