पोता

पोता

See also: पता, पिता, and पोती

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (potta)[1] + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)[2], from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑀓 (potaka /pottaka/), from Sanskrit पौत्र (paútra), vṛddhi derivative of पुत्र (putrá). Doublet of पौत्र (pautra).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

पोता • (potā) m (feminine पोती, Urdu spelling پوتا‎)

1. grandson

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

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “paútra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
2. McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पोता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press