પોથું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀬 (pŏtthaya) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀬 (putthaya), from Sanskrit पवस्त (pavasta, “covering”) and Sanskrit पुस्तक (pustaka, “book”), from Middle Iranian (Compare Classical Persian (pōst) → પોસ્ત (post)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pawástam (“covering, envelope”). Doublet of પુસ્તક (pustak). Cognate with Bengali পোথা (pōtha), Hindi पोथा (pothā), Marathi पोथी (pothī), Nepali पोथि (pothi), Punjabi ਪੋਥਾ (pothā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.t̪ʰũ/
Rhymes: -ũ

Noun

પોથું • (pothũ) n

large book
Coordinate term: પોથી (pothī, “small book”)

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