Jota, Jōṭa, Joṭa: 6 definitions
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Jota means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Jot.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryjōṭa (जोट) [or ठ, ṭha].—m A coarse and thick cotton stuff. 2 (In the māvaḷa) Alluvial soil.
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jōta (जोत).—n C (yuta S) A yoke (of oxen applied). v bāndha, lāva, lāga. Pr. puḍhīla jōta tasēṃ māgīla jōta. 2 The plough as worked by a yoke of oxen. Ex. jōta cālalēṃ-dharalēṃ-paḍalēṃ-suṭalēṃ.
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jōta (जोत).—f (jyōti S) Light: also brightness, brilliancy, splendor, shine. 2 Lustre or brilliancy (of gems): gloss (of cloths): temper (of weapons, tools, metals): strength, force, vigor, spirit, goodness, substantialness (in rain, heat, crops, substances, men, animals, occupations, trades). Used largely. 3 By meton. An illustrious personage or a celebrated place; as hā sādhu or hēṃ dēvasthāna mōṭhī jōta. 4 A burning in the throat. v lāga. jōta dharaṇēṃ To acquire lustre, splendor, force, strength.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishjōṭa (जोट) [-ṭha, -ठ].—m A coarse and thick cotton stuff.
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jōta (जोत).—n A yoke. f Light, splendour, lustre, vigour, spirit.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryJota (जोत).—(-jota), semi-MIndic for -jyota (§ 2.8) = Sanskrit -dyota (as kha-dy°), light: su-jota-caraṇo Mahāvastu i.156.13 (verse); so all mss., Senart em. °dyota.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryJota (जोत) [Also spelled jot]:—(nf) tillage, holding; flame; ~[dāra] a land-holder, tiller; —[se jota jale] one flame kindles another.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJoṭa (ಜೊಟ):—[noun] the sharp, acid taste of lemon juice, vinegar, tamarind fruit or other green fruit, etc. sour taste.
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Jōta (ಜೋತ):—[noun] the act of joining both the palms together as in reverence or greeting.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryJota (जोत):—n. 1. ploughing; tillage; 2. the string that connects the main string with a bow;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Jotaane-jhaar, Jotadara, Jotaga, Jotage, Jotaha, Jotai, Jotajata, Jotaka, Jotana, Jotanai, Jotane jhar, Jotane-jhaar, Jotane-jhar, Jotanta, Jotapota, Jotati, Jotaunu, Jotayamana.
Ends with: Aggipajjota, Bhujota, Dhammapajjota, Halojota, Indrajota, Isworojota, Jagatijota, Khajjota, Khanajota, Nangarajota, Pajjota, Pinjota, Rajota, Ratanajota, Telapajjota, Ujjota.
Full-text: Jot, Joti, Pitta, Jotta, Jotya, Dhanavadi, Jagatijota, Ghara, Ghar.
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