कोटवी koṭavī
girl 3 syllables SLP1 kowavI

As a Hindi name

कोटवी · noun · feminine

दुर्गा । चंड़िका । काली · नग्न स्त्री । नंगी महिला — Śabdasāgara cross-reference followed: दे॰ कोटरी

As a Sanskrit word

Meaning

a naked woman

Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)

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Dictionary citations

Monier-Williams (1899) · कोटवी

koṭavī f. (for koṭṭ˚) a naked woman, L.

Monier-Williams (1899) · कोटवी

a form of Durgā and mother of Bāṇa, Hariv. (v.l. koṭṭ˚)

Monier-Williams (1899) · कोटवी

N. of the tutelar deity of the Daityas, VP. (v.l. koṭṭ˚).

Apte (1890) · कोटवी

koṭarī, koṭavī 1 A naked woman. 2 An epithet of the goddess Durgā (represented as naked).

Wilson (1832) · कोटवी

koṭavī f. (-vī) 1 A naked woman. 2 A name of DURGĀ. E. koṭa crookedness, and vā to get or receive, ka and ṅīṣ affixes; also koṭṭavī, and koṭarī.

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