ધોતર

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *धोत्रा (dhotrā). Doublet of ધોતી (dhotī). Cognate with Punjabi دہوتار / ਧੋਤਰ (dhotar) and Saraiki دھوتی (dhotī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ʱo.t̪əɾ/
• Rhymes: -əɾ
• Hyphenation: ધો‧તર

Noun

ધોતર • (dhotar) n

1. (clothing) dhoti, loincloth

   Synonyms: ધોતિયું (dhotiyũ), પોતિયું (potiyũ)

Descendants

• → Marathi: धोतर (dhotar)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhotta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press