मोटा

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*moṭṭa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀫𑁄𑀝 (*moṭa), from a lost substrate. Cognate with Bengali মোটা (mōṭa), Punjabi ਮੋਟਾ (moṭā).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /moː.ʈɑː/, [moː.ʈäː]

Adjective[edit]

मोटा (moṭā) (Urdu spelling موٹا)

  1. fat, large
    Antonym: पतला (patlā)
    तू अब बहुत मोटा हो गया है!
    tū ab bahut moṭā ho gayā hai!
    You have become very fat!
  2. thick
  3. coarse, not fine
    Antonym: महीन (mahīn)

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References[edit]

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मोटा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “muṭṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press