মোতি

Bengali

Alternative forms

• মতি (moti), মোতী (mōti)

Etymology

Partly inherited from Middle Bengali মুতি (muti) and partly borrowed from Hindustani मोती / موتی (motī), both from Sanskrit मौक्तिक (mauktika).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /mot̪i/, [ˈmot̪iˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /mot̪i/, [ˈmot̪iˑ]
• Homophone: মতি (moti)

Noun

মোতি • (mōti)

1. pearl

   Synonym: মুক্তা (mukta)

Related terms

• মুক্তা (mukta)
• মোতিচুর (mōticur)