कोठारी

कोठारी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀕𑀸𑀭𑀺𑀕 (koṭṭhāgāriga), from Sanskrit कोष्ठागारिक (koṣṭhāgārika, “storekeeper”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /koː.ʈʰɑː.ɾiː/, [koː.ʈʰäː.ɾiː]

Proper noun

कोठारी • (koṭhārī) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling کوٹھاری‎)

1. a surname from Sauraseni Prakrit, equivalent to English Kothari

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of कोठारी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कोठारी koṭhārī	कोठारी koṭhārī
oblique	कोठारी koṭhārī	कोठारियों koṭhāriyõ
vocative	कोठारी koṭhārī	कोठारियो koṭhāriyo

Declension of कोठारी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कोठारी koṭhārī	कोठारियाँ koṭhāriyā̃
oblique	कोठारी koṭhārī	कोठारियों koṭhāriyõ
vocative	कोठारी koṭhārī	कोठारियो koṭhāriyo

Noun

कोठारी • (koṭhārī) m (Urdu spelling کوٹھاری‎)

1. storekeeper

   Synonym: दुकानदार (dukāndār)

Declension

Declension of कोठारी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कोठारी koṭhārī	कोठारी koṭhārī
oblique	कोठारी koṭhārī	कोठारियों koṭhāriyõ
vocative	कोठारी koṭhārī	कोठारियो koṭhāriyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “कोठारी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 204