मोटा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*moṭṭa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀫𑁄𑀝 (*moṭa), from a lost substrate. Cognate with Bengali মোটা (mōṭa), Punjabi ਮੋਟਾ (moṭā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /moː.ʈɑː/, [moː.ʈäː]

Adjective

मोटा • (moṭā) (Urdu spelling موٹا)

  1. fat, large
    Antonym: पतला (patlā)
    तू अब बहुत मोटा हो गया है!
    tū ab bahut moṭā ho gayā hai!
    You have become very fat!
  2. thick
  3. coarse, not fine
    Antonym: महीन (mahīn)

Declension
Declension of मोटा (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct मोटा
moṭā		 मोटे
moṭe		 मोटी
moṭī		 मोटी
moṭī
oblique मोटे
moṭe		 मोटे
moṭe		 मोटी
moṭī		 मोटी
moṭī
vocative मोटे
moṭe		 मोटे
moṭe		 मोटी
moṭī		 मोटी
moṭī

Derived terms

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मोटा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “muṭṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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