पोतेरे

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Marathi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘻𑘝𑘹𑘨𑘹𑘽 (potereṃ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (potta, cloth), from a derivative of Sanskrit पोत (pota, cloth)[1] (compare Sanskrit पोत्र (potra), प्रोत (prota), Arabic فُوطَة (fūṭa)). Related to पोते (pote). Compare Gujarati પોતું (potũ), પોતડી (potḍī), Hindi पोता (potā, a cloth, brush or stick), पोतिया (potiyā), पोतड़ा (potṛā), Sindhi پوتيِ / पोती, پوتيِو / पोत्यो, Punjabi ਪੋਤੜਾ (potṛā) / پوتڑا (potṛā), Nepali पोतो (poto), Odia ପୋତା (pota).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (formal) IPA(key): /po.t̪e.ɾe/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /po.t̪e.ɾə/

Noun[edit]

पोतेरे (poteren

  1. rag
  2. plaster of mud and cowdung on the floor

References[edit]

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pōta2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 477

Further reading[edit]

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “पोतेरे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 93.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पोतेरें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 532
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “पोतेरें, पोतारें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2105.