لوٹا

Saraiki

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀮𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*loṭṭa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Noun

لوٹَا (loṭā) m (Devanagari लोटा‎, Multani 𑊣𑊐‎)

earthen waterpot (used on Persian wells)

References

“لوٹا”, in Dictionary of the Jatki Or Western Panjábi Language (in English), United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, 2019 (originally published in 1900), →ISBN, page 273, column 2
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*lōṭṭa³”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 648

Urdu

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /luː.ʈɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː
Hyphenation: لُو‧ٹَا

Verb

لُوٹا • (lūṭā) (Hindi spelling लूटा)

inflection of لُوٹْنَا‎ (lūṭnā, “to loot”):
1. masculine singular perfective participle
2. masculine singular perfect indicative : looted

Etymology 2

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀮𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*loṭṭa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with Punjabi ਲੋੱਟਾ (loṭṭā), Nepali लोहोटो (lohoṭo), Marathi लोटा (loṭā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /loː.ʈɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː
Hyphenation: لو‧ٹَا

Noun

لوٹا • (loṭā) m (Hindi spelling लोटा)

lota, pot (used to hold water, especially for istinja)
‏ایک لوٹَا پَانِی‎ ― aik loṭā pānī ― a bucketful of water
(Pakistani politics) turncoat; renegade

Declension

Declension of لوٹا
	singular	plural
direct	لوٹا‎ (loṭā)	لوٹے‎ (loṭe)
oblique	لوٹے‎ (loṭe)	لوٹوں‎ (loṭõ)
vocative	لوٹے‎ (loṭe)	لوٹو‎ (loṭo)

Descendants

→ English: lota

References

“لوٹا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “لوٹا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 551
“لوٹا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*lōṭṭa³”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 648