पोता

See also: पता, पिता, and पोती

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Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀅 (*pŏttaa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑀓 (potaka /⁠pottaka⁠/), from Sanskrit पौत्र (páutra) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Doublet of पौत्र (pautra).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /poː.t̪ɑː/, [poː.t̪äː]

Noun

पोता • (potā) m (female equivalent पोती, Urdu spelling پوتا)

son's son, grandson
Coordinate term: नाती (nātī, “daughter's son”)

Declension

Declension of *पोता* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	पोता potā	पोते pote
oblique	पोते pote	पोतों potõ
vocative	पोते pote	पोतो poto

Derived terms

परपोता (parpotā)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “paútra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 478
Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “पोता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3115
Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “पोता”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 445
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पोता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 648
Bahri, Hardev (1989), “पोता”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 404.