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पोथी

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Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /poː.t̪ʰiː/

Etymology 1

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From Sanskrit पूतिका (pūtikā).

Noun

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पोथी (pothīf (Urdu spelling پوتھی)

  1. clove (a bulb of garlic)
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀬𑀸 (putthiyā), from Sanskrit *पोस्तक (postaka), पुस्तिका (pustikā).

Noun

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पोथी (pothīf (Urdu spelling پوتھی)

  1. booklet, or a small book
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Descendants
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  • Pashto: پوتئِي (an unbound book)

Maithili

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Etymology

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From Ashokan Prakrit [script needed] (potthiā), from Sanskrit पुस्तिका (pustikā), from पुस्तक (pustaka).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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पोथी (pōthīf (Tirhuta 𑒣𑒼𑒟𑒲)

  1. book

Synonyms

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Malvi

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Etymology

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From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀬𑀸 (putthiyā), from Sanskrit पुस्तिका (pustikā).

Noun

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पोथी (pothīf

  1. a small book
  2. booklet

Marwari

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Etymology

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From Ashokan Prakrit [script needed] (potthiā), from Sanskrit पुस्तिका (pustikā), from पुस्तक (pustaka).

Noun

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पोथी (pothīf

  1. book

Further reading

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  • Bhanwar, Lal Suthar, Gahlot, Sukhveer Singh (1998) राजस्थानी-हिन्दी-अंग्रेजी कोश [rājasthānī-hindī-aṅgrejī koś, Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary] (in Hindi), Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press), page 213

Nepali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit [script needed] (potthiā), from Sanskrit पुस्तिका (pustikā), from पुस्तक (pustaka).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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पोथी (pothī)

  1. book
    Synonyms: किताब (kitāb), किताप (kitāp), पुस्तक (pustak)
  2. hen

References

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  • पोथी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “पोथी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar