पोथी

See also: पोथा, पथ, and पृथु

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /poː.t̪ʰiː/

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit पूतिका (pūtikā).

Noun

पोथी • (pothī) f (Urdu spelling پوتھی)

1. clove (a bulb of garlic)

Declension

Declension of पोथी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पोथी pothī	पोथियाँ pothiyā̃
oblique	पोथी pothī	पोथियों pothiyõ
vocative	पोथी pothī	पोथियो pothiyo

Etymology 2

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

Noun

पोथी • (pothī) f (Urdu spelling پوتھی)

1. booklet, or a small book

Declension

Declension of पोथी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पोथी pothī	पोथियाँ pothiyā̃
oblique	पोथी pothī	पोथियों pothiyõ
vocative	पोथी pothī	पोथियो pothiyo

Related terms

• पोथा (pothā, “large book”)
• पुस्तक (pustak, “book”)

Descendants

• → Pashto: پوتئِي (“an unbound book”)

Maithili

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [poːtʰiː]

Noun

पोथी • (pōthī) f (Tirhuta 𑒣𑒼𑒟𑒲)

1. book

Synonyms

• किताप (kitāp)
• पुस्तक (pustak)

Malvi

Etymology

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

Noun

पोथी (pothī) f

1. a small book
2. booklet

Nepali

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pot̪ʰi]
• Phonetic Devanagari: पोथि

Noun

पोथी • (pothī)

1. book

   Synonyms: किताब (kitāb), किताप (kitāp), पुस्तक (pustak)

2. hen

References

• “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

Rajasthani

Etymology

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

Noun

पोथी (pothī) f

1. book

Further reading

• Bhanwar Lal Suthar and Sukhveer Singh Gahlot (1998), Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary, page 213. Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press).