ओठ

Marathi

Alternative forms
  • होट (hoṭ)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi वोठ (voṭha), होट (hoṭa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀑𑀝𑁆𑀞 (oṭṭha), 𑀳𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (hoṭṭha), from Sanskrit ओष्ठ (oṣṭha).

Noun

ओठ • (oṭh) m

  1. (anatomy) lip

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “ओठ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ओठ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṓṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [oʈʰ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: ओठ्

Noun

ओठ • (oṭh)

  1. lips
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