पोट
Marathi
Etymology
From Old Marathi पोट (poṭa), from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "pmh" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., from Proto-Indo-Aryan *poṭṭa. Compare Hindi पेट (peṭ).
Noun
पोट • (poṭ) n
Usage notes
The second meaning of पोट, "womb, uterus", is figurative.
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “पोट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पोट”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pēṭṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press