potthaka

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative forms

• 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• पोत्थक (Devanagari script)
• পোত্থক (Bengali script)
• පොත්‍ථක (Sinhalese script)
• ပေါတ္ထက or ပေႃတ္ထၵ or ပေႃတ်ထၵ (Burmese script)
• โปตฺถก or โปตถะกะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᩮᩤᨲ᩠ᨳᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂປຕ຺ຖກ or ໂປຕຖະກະ (Lao script)
• បោត្ថក (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄮𑄖𑄴𑄗𑄇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पवस्त (pavasta, “garment, covering”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Noun

potthaka n

1. a cloth made of hemp fibre

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “potthaka”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead