मोटा

See also: मोटे, मोटी, and मोटो

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *मोट्ट (mŏṭṭa)
Hindi मोटा

    Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *मोट्ट (mŏṭṭa), perhaps from a lost substrate. Cognate with Bengali মোটা (mōṭa), Punjabi ਮੋਟਾ (moṭā).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    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 now!
    2. thick
    3. coarse, not fine
      Antonym: महीन (mahīn)

    Declension

    Declension of मोटा (ā-stem)
    masculine feminine
    singular plural singular plural
    direct मोटा
    moṭā     		मोटे
    moṭe     		मोटी
    moṭī     		मोटी
    moṭī
    oblique मोटे
    moṭe     		मोटे
    moṭe     		मोटी
    moṭī     		मोटी
    moṭī
    vocative मोटे
    moṭe     		मोटे
    moṭe     		मोटी
    moṭī     		मोटी
    moṭī

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Dhivehi: މޮޓަ (moṭa)
    • → Kurukh: मोँट (mõṭ)

    References

    • 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
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