As a Hindi name
Nearest attested word 'कोट्टवी' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is कोट्ट, meaning A fort, castle, stronghold. — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago nearest word: कोट्ट — a suggestion, not a meaning
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a naked woman
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Dictionary citations
koṭṭavī f. (= koṭavī) a naked woman, Rājat. v, 439
v.l. for koṭavī, q.v.
koṭṭavī [koṭṭaṃ vāti vā-ka, gaurā˚ ṅīṣ Tv.] 1 A naked woman with dishevelled hair. 2 N. of the goddess Durgā. 3 N. of the mother of Bāṇa.
koṭṭavī f. (-vī) 1 A naked woman. 2 A name of DURGĀ. 3 The mother of Vāṇa, an asura: see koṭavī.
Alternative readings
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