बोट

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from English boat.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /boːʈ/
• Rhymes: -oːʈ

Noun

बोट • (boṭ) f (Urdu spelling بوٹ)

1. boat

   Synonym: नाव (nāv)

Declension

Declension of बोट (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बोट boṭ	बोटें boṭẽ
oblique	बोट boṭ	बोटों boṭõ
vocative	बोट boṭ	बोटो boṭo

Derived terms

• अग्निबोट (agniboṭ)

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boʈ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Marathi बोट (boṭa), from Middle Kannada. Compare Modern Kannada ಬೆಟ್ಟು (beṭṭu).

Noun

बोट • (boṭ) n

1. (anatomy) finger
2. (anatomy) toe

Declension

Declension of बोट (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	बोट boṭ
direct plural	बोटे, बोटं boṭe, boṭa
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	बोट boṭ		बोटे, बोटं boṭe, boṭa
oblique सामान्यरूप	बोटा boṭā		बोटां- boṭān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	बोटाला boṭālā		बोटांना boṭānnā
ergative	बोटाने, बोटानं boṭāne, boṭāna		बोटांनी boṭānnī
instrumental	बोटाशी boṭāśī		बोटांशी boṭānśī
locative सप्तमी	बोटात boṭāt		बोटांत boṭāt
vocative संबोधन	बोटा boṭā		बोटांनो boṭānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of बोट (neut cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	बोटाचा boṭāċā	बोटाचे boṭāċe	बोटाची boṭācī	बोटाच्या boṭācā	बोटाचे, बोटाचं boṭāċe, boṭāċa	बोटाची boṭācī	बोटाच्या boṭācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	बोटांचा boṭānċā	बोटांचे boṭānċe	बोटांची boṭāñcī	बोटांच्या boṭāncā	बोटांचे, बोटांचं boṭānċe, boṭānċa	बोटांची boṭāñcī	बोटांच्या boṭāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

See also

• अंगठा (aṅgṭhā, “thumb”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English boat.

Noun

बोट • (boṭ) f

1. boat

   Synonym: होडी (hoḍī)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “बोट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “बोट”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “बोट”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit विटप (viṭapa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boʈ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: बोट्

Noun

बोट • (boṭ)

1. tree

   Synonym: रूख (rūkh)

2. bush, shrub
3. a large plant

References

• “बोट”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[2], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “बोट”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar