मोटा

See also: मोटे, मोटी, and मोटो

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*moṭṭa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀫𑁄𑀝 (*moṭa), from a lost substrate. Cognate with Bengali মোটা (mōṭa), Punjabi ਮੋਟਾ (moṭā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /moː.ʈɑː/, [moː.ʈäː]

Adjective

मोटा • (moṭā) (Urdu spelling موٹا)

1. fat, large

   Antonym: पतला (patlā)

   तू अब बहुत मोटा हो गया है!

   tū ab bahut moṭā ho gayā hai!

   You have become very fat!

2. thick
3. coarse, not fine

   Antonym: महीन (mahīn)

Declension

Declension of मोटा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	मोटा moṭā	मोटे moṭe	मोटी moṭī	मोटी moṭī
oblique	मोटे moṭe	मोटे moṭe	मोटी moṭī	मोटी moṭī
vocative	मोटे moṭe	मोटे moṭe	मोटी moṭī	मोटी moṭī

Derived terms

• मोटू (moṭū)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मोटा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “muṭṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press