लोटा

See also: लूट and लाट

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit [Term?]. Compare Punjabi ਲੋੱਟਾ / لوٹّا (loṭṭā), Nepali लोहोटो (lohoṭo), Marathi लोटा (loṭā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /loː.ʈɑː/, [loː.ʈäː]

Noun

लोटा • (loṭā) m (Urdu spelling لوٹا)

1. a pot, lota; especially a pot used for carrying water

   एक लोटा पानी ― ek loṭā pānī ― a bucketful of water

Declension

Declension of लोटा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लोटा loṭā	लोटे loṭe
oblique	लोटे loṭe	लोटों loṭõ
vocative	लोटे loṭe	लोटो loṭo

Descendants

• → English: lota

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “लोटा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “लोटा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “लोटा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “लोटा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Hardev Bahri (2013), “लोटा”, in राजपाल हिंदी शब्दकोश [rājpāl hindī śabdakoś, Rajpal Hindi Dictionary], Rajpal and Sons, →ISBN

• “लोटा”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• “लोटा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.