Small round stone in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “small round stone” in Hindi is गोटी — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
small round stone
Etymology tree
Proto-Dravidian *koṭṭayder.?
Sanskrit गृ (gṛ)der.?
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*goṭṭa)
Hindi गोटी
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*goṭṭa, “something round”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-).
The sense "profit" probably derives from the many idiomatic expressions involving the word, e.g. गोटी मारना (goṭī mārnā, “to succeed in a plan”, literally “to capture a piece”).
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Proto-Dravidian *koṭṭayder.?
Sanskrit गृ (gṛ)der.?
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*goṭṭa)
Hindi गोटी
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*goṭṭa, “something round”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-).
The sense "profit" probably derives from the many idiomatic expressions involving the word, e.g. गोटी मारना (goṭī mārnā, “to succeed in a plan”, literally “to capture a piece”).
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