ધોતર

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *धोत्रा (dhotrā). Doublet of ધોતી (dhotī). Cognate with Punjabi دہوتار / ਧੋਤਰ (dhotar) and Saraiki دھوتی (dhotī).

Pronunciation

(Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ʱo.t̪əɾ/
Rhymes: -əɾ
Hyphenation: ધો‧તર

Noun

ધોતર • (dhotar) n

(clothing) dhoti, loincloth
Synonyms: ધોતિયું (dhotiyũ), પોતિયું (potiyũ)

Descendants

→ Marathi: धोतर (dhotar)

Further reading

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhotta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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