roti

See also: Roti, rotí, ròti, rôti, and roți

English

A plain Indian roti.

Etymology

From Hindi रोटी (roṭī)/Urdu روٹی (roṭī), from Sanskrit रोटिका (roṭikā, “bread”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹoʊti/, [ˈɹɔʊɾɪi̯]
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹəʊti/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈɹəʉtɪi̯/, /ˈɹɔtɪi̯/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɐʉtəi̯/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈroːʈiː/
• Rhymes: (US) -oʊti, (UK) -əʊti

• Audio (US):

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Noun

roti (usually uncountable, plural rotis)

1. A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean.
   • 2007 January 27, Dennis Hevesi, “Carlos Lezama, 83, Dies; Shaped West Indian Parade”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Along the sidewalks, hundreds of vendors hawked everything from commemorative T-shirts to rum to roti, the breadlike Caribbean pastry stuffed with pungently barbecued goat or chicken.

   Nepalis eat sweet fried rice-flour doughnuts called sel roti.

   Synonym: chapati

Translations

unleavened flatbread

• Assamese: ৰুটি (ruti)
• Bengali: রুটি (bn) (ruṭi)
• Bhojpuri: रोटी (rōṭī)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 恰巴提 (qiàbātí)

• Czech: roti
• Dhivehi: ރޮށި (roṣi)
• Finnish: roti (fi)
• French: roti (fr) m
• German: Fladenbrot (de) n, Roti n
• Gujarati: રોટલી (roṭlī), રોટી (roṭī)
• Hindi: रोटी (hi) f (roṭī)
• Indonesian: roti (id)
• Japanese: ロティ (roti)
• Kannada: ರೊಟ್ಟಿ (kn) (roṭṭi)
• Konkani: रोटी (roṭī)
• Korean: 로티 (roti)
• Lao: please add this translation if you can
• Maithili: रोटी (rōṭī)
• Malay: roti (ms)
• Malayalam: റൊട്ടി (ml) (ṟoṭṭi)
• Marathi: रोटी f (roṭī)
• Nepali: रोटी (roṭī)
• Odia: ରୁଟି (or) (ruṭi)
• Portuguese: roti (pt) m
• Punjabi: ਰੋਟੀ (pa) (roṭī)
• Russian: ро́ти n (róti)
• Sanskrit: रोटी (sa) f (roṭī)
• Sinhalese: රොටි (roṭi)
• Spanish: roti m
• Tamil: ரொட்டி (ta) (roṭṭi)
• Telugu: రొట్టె (te) (roṭṭe), రొట్టి (roṭṭi)
• Thai: โรตี (roo-dtii)
• Ukrainian: ро́ті n (róti)
• Urdu: روٹی f (roṭī)

See also

• meethi roti
• roti john
• roti prata

 

Anagrams

• Tori, Troi, riot, tiro, tori, trio

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈro.ti]

Etymology 1

Verb

roti

1. inflection of rotar (“to belch”):
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Etymology 2

Verb

roti

1. inflection of rotar (“to rotate, to turn”):
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Dutch

Etymology

From Caribbean Hindustani roti, possibly via Sranan Tongo roti, ultimately from Hindi रोटी (roṭī).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

roti m (plural roti's, diminutive rotietje n)

1. (originally Suriname, Netherlands) the Indian Surinamese version of roti; a soft, flexible, unleavened flatbread of about 20-30 centimetres in diameter, usually with a potato or pea filling baked into it

   Synonyms: plaat, blanco plaat, rotiplaat, pannenkoek

2. (originally Suriname, Netherlands, metonymically) a dish served on or with a roti, usually consisting of a serving of chicken or duck curry and a serving of stewed vegetables, such as potatoes, yardlong beans, pumpkin or aubergine

Derived terms

• rotiplaat
• rotirol
• rotitent

 

Further reading

• roti (gerecht) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Estonian

Noun

roti

1. genitive singular of rott

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroti/, [ˈro̞t̪i]
• Rhymes: -oti
• Hyphenation^(key): ro‧ti

Etymology 1

From Swedish råd. Doublet of raati.

Noun

roti (colloquial)

1. (chiefly in idioms) discipline, order

   Kyllähän nyt joku roti pitää olla.

   You have to have some discipline.

Usage notes

Chiefly used in nominative, partitive or illative singular.

Declension

Inflection of roti (Kotus type 5*F/risti, t-d gradation)
nominative		roti	rodit
genitive		rodin	rotien
partitive		rotia	roteja
illative		rotiin	roteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		roti	rodit
accusative	nom.	roti	rodit
	gen.	rodin
genitive		rodin	rotien
partitive		rotia	roteja
inessive		rodissa	rodeissa
elative		rodista	rodeista
illative		rotiin	roteihin
adessive		rodilla	rodeilla
ablative		rodilta	rodeilta
allative		rodille	rodeille
essive		rotina	roteina
translative		rodiksi	rodeiksi
abessive		roditta	rodeitta
instructive		—	rodein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of roti (Kotus type 5*F/risti, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rotini rotini accusative nom. rotini rotini gen. rotini genitive rotini rotieni partitive rotiani rotejani inessive rodissani rodeissani elative rodistani rodeistani illative rotiini roteihini adessive rodillani rodeillani ablative rodiltani rodeiltani allative rodilleni rodeilleni essive rotinani roteinani translative rodikseni rodeikseni abessive rodittani rodeittani instructive — — comitative — roteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rotisi rotisi accusative nom. rotisi rotisi gen. rotisi genitive rotisi rotiesi partitive rotiasi rotejasi inessive rodissasi rodeissasi elative rodistasi rodeistasi illative rotiisi roteihisi adessive rodillasi rodeillasi ablative rodiltasi rodeiltasi allative rodillesi rodeillesi essive rotinasi roteinasi translative rodiksesi rodeiksesi abessive rodittasi rodeittasi instructive — — comitative — roteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rotimme rotimme accusative nom. rotimme rotimme gen. rotimme genitive rotimme rotiemme partitive rotiamme rotejamme inessive rodissamme rodeissamme elative rodistamme rodeistamme illative rotiimme roteihimme adessive rodillamme rodeillamme ablative rodiltamme rodeiltamme allative rodillemme rodeillemme essive rotinamme roteinamme translative rodiksemme rodeiksemme abessive rodittamme rodeittamme instructive — — comitative — roteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rotinne rotinne accusative nom. rotinne rotinne gen. rotinne genitive rotinne rotienne partitive rotianne rotejanne inessive rodissanne rodeissanne elative rodistanne rodeistanne illative rotiinne roteihinne adessive rodillanne rodeillanne ablative rodiltanne rodeiltanne allative rodillenne rodeillenne essive rotinanne roteinanne translative rodiksenne rodeiksenne abessive rodittanne rodeittanne instructive — — comitative — roteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rotinsa rotinsa accusative nom. rotinsa rotinsa gen. rotinsa genitive rotinsa rotiensa partitive rotiaan rotiansa rotejaan rotejansa inessive rodissaan rodissansa rodeissaan rodeissansa elative rodistaan rodistansa rodeistaan rodeistansa illative rotiinsa roteihinsa adessive rodillaan rodillansa rodeillaan rodeillansa ablative rodiltaan rodiltansa rodeiltaan rodeiltansa allative rodilleen rodillensa rodeilleen rodeillensa essive rotinaan rotinansa roteinaan roteinansa translative rodikseen rodiksensa rodeikseen rodeiksensa abessive rodittaan rodittansa rodeittaan rodeittansa instructive — — comitative — roteineen roteinensa

Inflection of roti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		roti	rotit
genitive		rotin	rotien
partitive		rotia	roteja
illative		rotiin	roteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		roti	rotit
accusative	nom.	roti	rotit
	gen.	rotin
genitive		rotin	rotien
partitive		rotia	roteja
inessive		rotissa	roteissa
elative		rotista	roteista
illative		rotiin	roteihin
adessive		rotilla	roteilla
ablative		rotilta	roteilta
allative		rotille	roteille
essive		rotina	roteina
translative		rotiksi	roteiksi
abessive		rotitta	roteitta
instructive		—	rotein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of roti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rotini rotini accusative nom. rotini rotini gen. rotini genitive rotini rotieni partitive rotiani rotejani inessive rotissani roteissani elative rotistani roteistani illative rotiini roteihini adessive rotillani roteillani ablative rotiltani roteiltani allative rotilleni roteilleni essive rotinani roteinani translative rotikseni roteikseni abessive rotittani roteittani instructive — — comitative — roteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rotisi rotisi accusative nom. rotisi rotisi gen. rotisi genitive rotisi rotiesi partitive rotiasi rotejasi inessive rotissasi roteissasi elative rotistasi roteistasi illative rotiisi roteihisi adessive rotillasi roteillasi ablative rotiltasi roteiltasi allative rotillesi roteillesi essive rotinasi roteinasi translative rotiksesi roteiksesi abessive rotittasi roteittasi instructive — — comitative — roteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rotimme rotimme accusative nom. rotimme rotimme gen. rotimme genitive rotimme rotiemme partitive rotiamme rotejamme inessive rotissamme roteissamme elative rotistamme roteistamme illative rotiimme roteihimme adessive rotillamme roteillamme ablative rotiltamme roteiltamme allative rotillemme roteillemme essive rotinamme roteinamme translative rotiksemme roteiksemme abessive rotittamme roteittamme instructive — — comitative — roteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rotinne rotinne accusative nom. rotinne rotinne gen. rotinne genitive rotinne rotienne partitive rotianne rotejanne inessive rotissanne roteissanne elative rotistanne roteistanne illative rotiinne roteihinne adessive rotillanne roteillanne ablative rotiltanne roteiltanne allative rotillenne roteillenne essive rotinanne roteinanne translative rotiksenne roteiksenne abessive rotittanne roteittanne instructive — — comitative — roteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rotinsa rotinsa accusative nom. rotinsa rotinsa gen. rotinsa genitive rotinsa rotiensa partitive rotiaan rotiansa rotejaan rotejansa inessive rotissaan rotissansa roteissaan roteissansa elative rotistaan rotistansa roteistaan roteistansa illative rotiinsa roteihinsa adessive rotillaan rotillansa roteillaan roteillansa ablative rotiltaan rotiltansa roteiltaan roteiltansa allative rotilleen rotillensa roteilleen roteillensa essive rotinaan rotinansa roteinaan roteinansa translative rotikseen rotiksensa roteikseen roteiksensa abessive rotittaan rotittansa roteittaan roteittansa instructive — — comitative — roteineen roteinensa

Further reading

• “roti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Borrowed from dialectal Swedish bråt, brått (compare standard Swedish brott and Swedish bråte).

Noun

roti

1. a piece of wood or a rock placed under a lever for support

Declension

Inflection of roti (Kotus type 5*F/risti, t-d gradation)
nominative		roti	rodit
genitive		rodin	rotien
partitive		rotia	roteja
illative		rotiin	roteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		roti	rodit
accusative	nom.	roti	rodit
	gen.	rodin
genitive		rodin	rotien
partitive		rotia	roteja
inessive		rodissa	rodeissa
elative		rodista	rodeista
illative		rotiin	roteihin
adessive		rodilla	rodeilla
ablative		rodilta	rodeilta
allative		rodille	rodeille
essive		rotina	roteina
translative		rodiksi	rodeiksi
abessive		roditta	rodeitta
instructive		—	rodein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of roti (Kotus type 5*F/risti, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rotini rotini accusative nom. rotini rotini gen. rotini genitive rotini rotieni partitive rotiani rotejani inessive rodissani rodeissani elative rodistani rodeistani illative rotiini roteihini adessive rodillani rodeillani ablative rodiltani rodeiltani allative rodilleni rodeilleni essive rotinani roteinani translative rodikseni rodeikseni abessive rodittani rodeittani instructive — — comitative — roteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rotisi rotisi accusative nom. rotisi rotisi gen. rotisi genitive rotisi rotiesi partitive rotiasi rotejasi inessive rodissasi rodeissasi elative rodistasi rodeistasi illative rotiisi roteihisi adessive rodillasi rodeillasi ablative rodiltasi rodeiltasi allative rodillesi rodeillesi essive rotinasi roteinasi translative rodiksesi rodeiksesi abessive rodittasi rodeittasi instructive — — comitative — roteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rotimme rotimme accusative nom. rotimme rotimme gen. rotimme genitive rotimme rotiemme partitive rotiamme rotejamme inessive rodissamme rodeissamme elative rodistamme rodeistamme illative rotiimme roteihimme adessive rodillamme rodeillamme ablative rodiltamme rodeiltamme allative rodillemme rodeillemme essive rotinamme roteinamme translative rodiksemme rodeiksemme abessive rodittamme rodeittamme instructive — — comitative — roteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rotinne rotinne accusative nom. rotinne rotinne gen. rotinne genitive rotinne rotienne partitive rotianne rotejanne inessive rodissanne rodeissanne elative rodistanne rodeistanne illative rotiinne roteihinne adessive rodillanne rodeillanne ablative rodiltanne rodeiltanne allative rodillenne rodeillenne essive rotinanne roteinanne translative rodiksenne rodeiksenne abessive rodittanne rodeittanne instructive — — comitative — roteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rotinsa rotinsa accusative nom. rotinsa rotinsa gen. rotinsa genitive rotinsa rotiensa partitive rotiaan rotiansa rotejaan rotejansa inessive rodissaan rodissansa rodeissaan rodeissansa elative rodistaan rodistansa rodeistaan rodeistansa illative rotiinsa roteihinsa adessive rodillaan rodillansa rodeillaan rodeillansa ablative rodiltaan rodiltansa rodeiltaan rodeiltansa allative rodilleen rodillensa rodeilleen rodeillensa essive rotinaan rotinansa roteinaan roteinansa translative rodikseen rodiksensa rodeikseen rodeiksensa abessive rodittaan rodittansa rodeittaan rodeittansa instructive — — comitative — roteineen roteinensa

Etymology 3

From Hindi रोटी (roṭī) and Urdu روٹی (roṭī).

Noun

roti

1. roti

Declension

Inflection of roti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		roti	rotit
genitive		rotin	rotien
partitive		rotia	roteja
illative		rotiin	roteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		roti	rotit
accusative	nom.	roti	rotit
	gen.	rotin
genitive		rotin	rotien
partitive		rotia	roteja
inessive		rotissa	roteissa
elative		rotista	roteista
illative		rotiin	roteihin
adessive		rotilla	roteilla
ablative		rotilta	roteilta
allative		rotille	roteille
essive		rotina	roteina
translative		rotiksi	roteiksi
abessive		rotitta	roteitta
instructive		—	rotein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of roti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rotini rotini accusative nom. rotini rotini gen. rotini genitive rotini rotieni partitive rotiani rotejani inessive rotissani roteissani elative rotistani roteistani illative rotiini roteihini adessive rotillani roteillani ablative rotiltani roteiltani allative rotilleni roteilleni essive rotinani roteinani translative rotikseni roteikseni abessive rotittani roteittani instructive — — comitative — roteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rotisi rotisi accusative nom. rotisi rotisi gen. rotisi genitive rotisi rotiesi partitive rotiasi rotejasi inessive rotissasi roteissasi elative rotistasi roteistasi illative rotiisi roteihisi adessive rotillasi roteillasi ablative rotiltasi roteiltasi allative rotillesi roteillesi essive rotinasi roteinasi translative rotiksesi roteiksesi abessive rotittasi roteittasi instructive — — comitative — roteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rotimme rotimme accusative nom. rotimme rotimme gen. rotimme genitive rotimme rotiemme partitive rotiamme rotejamme inessive rotissamme roteissamme elative rotistamme roteistamme illative rotiimme roteihimme adessive rotillamme roteillamme ablative rotiltamme roteiltamme allative rotillemme roteillemme essive rotinamme roteinamme translative rotiksemme roteiksemme abessive rotittamme roteittamme instructive — — comitative — roteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rotinne rotinne accusative nom. rotinne rotinne gen. rotinne genitive rotinne rotienne partitive rotianne rotejanne inessive rotissanne roteissanne elative rotistanne roteistanne illative rotiinne roteihinne adessive rotillanne roteillanne ablative rotiltanne roteiltanne allative rotillenne roteillenne essive rotinanne roteinanne translative rotiksenne roteiksenne abessive rotittanne roteittanne instructive — — comitative — roteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rotinsa rotinsa accusative nom. rotinsa rotinsa gen. rotinsa genitive rotinsa rotiensa partitive rotiaan rotiansa rotejaan rotejansa inessive rotissaan rotissansa roteissaan roteissansa elative rotistaan rotistansa roteistaan roteistansa illative rotiinsa roteihinsa adessive rotillaan rotillansa roteillaan roteillansa ablative rotiltaan rotiltansa roteiltaan roteiltansa allative rotilleen rotillensa roteilleen roteillensa essive rotinaan rotinansa roteinaan roteinansa translative rotikseen rotiksensa roteikseen roteiksensa abessive rotittaan rotittansa roteittaan roteittansa instructive — — comitative — roteineen roteinensa

Anagrams

• irto-, orit, tori, trio

Ido

Noun

roti

1. plural of roto

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay roti, from Tamil ரொட்டி (roṭṭi), from Sanskrit रोटी (roṭī), रोटिका (roṭikā, “bread”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrot̪i]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ro‧ti

Noun

roti (plural)

1. bread: foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.

Compounds

• roti aerasi
• roti bakar
• roti buaya
• roti canai
• roti hitam
• roti jala
• roti kismis
• roti lebah
• roti manis
• roti mari
• roti mentega
• roti panggang
• roti pita
• roti putih
• roti sepan
• roti tawar
• roti unyil

 

Further reading

• “roti” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Verb

roti

1. inflection of rotare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Tiro, irto, orti, otri, rito, tiro, tirò, tori, trio

Javanese

Romanization

roti

1. Romanization of ꦫꦺꦴꦠꦶ

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil ரொட்டி (roṭṭi) or Hindi रोटी (roṭī, “bread”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ro.ti]
• Rhymes: -ti, -i
• Hyphenation: ro‧ti

Noun

roti (Jawi spelling روتي, plural roti-roti, informal 1st possessive rotiku, 2nd possessive rotimu, 3rd possessive rotinya)

1. bread (baked dough made from cereals)

   Synonym: paung (archaic)

Compounds

• ibu roti (“yeast”)
• roti bakar (“toast”)
• roti benggali
• roti buaya
• roti bulan sabit
• roti canai / roti prata
• roti capati
• roti hitam
• roti jala
• roti John
• roti kering (“biscuit”)
• roti kismis
• roti lapis (“sandwich”)
• roti mentega
• roti paun
• roti perancis (“baguette”)
• roti pita
• roti putih
• roti sampan
• roti span
• roti tanduk
• roti tempayan

 

Descendants

• > Indonesian: roti (inherited)
• → Javanese: ꦫꦺꦴꦠꦶ (roti)
• → Min Nan: 羅知／罗知 (lô-ti)
• → Pattani Malay: راوْتي / รอตี

See also

• kuih
• kek (“cake”)
• pau (“baozi”)

Further reading

• “roti” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔː.tɪ/

Noun

roti

1. plural of rota

Middle English

Verb

roti

1. Alternative form of roten (“to rot”)

Nalca

Etymology

From Indonesian roti, from Malay roti, from Tamil ரொட்டி (roṭṭi), from Sanskrit रोटी (roṭī).

Noun

roti

1. bread (baked dough made from cereals)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

roti f

1. (non-standard since 1917) definite singular of rot

Romanian

Etymology

From roată (“wheel”).

Verb

a roti (third-person singular present rotește, past participle rotit) 4th conjugation

1. to rotate, spin, turn around
2. to roll

Conjugation

    conjugation of roti (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a roti
gerund			rotind
past participle			rotit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	rotesc	rotești	rotește	rotim	rotiți	rotesc
	imperfect	roteam	roteai	rotea	roteam	roteați	roteau
	simple perfect	rotii	rotiși	roti	rotirăm	rotirăți	rotiră
	pluperfect	rotisem	rotiseși	rotise	rotiserăm	rotiserăți	rotiseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să rotesc	să rotești	să rotească	să rotim	să rotiți	să rotească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		rotește			rotiți
	negative		nu roti			nu rotiți

Synonyms

• (spin): învârti
• (turn): întoarce
• (roll): rostogoli

See also

• răsuci
• rula

Spanish

Noun

roti m (plural rotis)

1. roti