As a Hindi name
पोटा · adj
तराबोर — Śabdasāgara
पोटा · noun · masculine
[स्त्री॰ अल्पा॰ पोटी] · पेट की थैली । उदराशय · कलेजा । साहस । सामर्थ्य । पित्ता । जैसे,—किसका पोटा है जो उनके विरुद्ध कुछ कर सके — Śabdasāgara
पोटा · poṭā · s.m.
The young of an animal; an unfledged bird — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 277
पोटा · poṭā · s.m.
The eyelid; the crop or craw of a bird; stomach; capacity — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 277
Cited formation "पोटा" is पोट + -आ: पोट means "A bundle, bale, package, a load ( = pushtwārā and moṭ)", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "पोटा" is पोटना + -आ: पोटना means "स॰", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "पोटा" is पोट + -आ: पोट means "A bundle, bale, package, a load ( = pushtwārā and moṭ)", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a hermaphrodite or a woman with a beard
Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "poṭā" is the feminine form of "poṭa" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
poṭā f. a hermaphrodite or a woman with a beard, Hcar.
a female servant or slave, L.
poṭā 1 A masculine woman, a woman with a beard or such other masculine features. 2 A hermaphrodite. 3 A female servant.
poṭa m. (√ puṭ?) the foundation of a house, L. (cf. pota)
putting together, uniting, mixing, L.
Alternative readings
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