lota
UK/ˈləʊtə/
lota noun: a spherical pot, specifically a water pot used for washing and ablution, typically made of brass.
Noun
lota (plural lotas)
- A spherical pot, specifically a water pot used for washing and ablution, typically made of brass.
- She had been standing behind the curtain of coloured glass beads for at least half an hour now, waiting patiently with a silver lota of water.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 9
- A person who switches loyalties, especially from one political party to another, engaging in lotacracy.
lota meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
lota in Hindi
- a pot used in South Asia
- लोटा loṭā
lota in Tamil
- a pot used in South Asia
- கெண்டிகை keṇṭikai
lota in Marathi
- a lota; a water vessel or pot, typically round-bodied and wide-mouthed, used for bathing, washing, or for carrying water
- लोटा loṭā
lota in Urdu
- a pot used in South Asia
- لوٹا loṭā
More languagesFewer languages
- lota in Bengali
- বদনা bodona
- lota in Malayalam
- കിണ്ടി kiṇṭi
- lota in Punjabi
- لوٹا loṭā
- lota in Gujarati
- લોટો loṭo
- lota in Odia
- ଲୋଟା loṭā, ନୋଟା noṭā
- lota in Nepali
- लोटा loṭā
Forms of lota
| plural | lotas |
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Origin of lota
From Hindi लोटा (loṭā) / Urdu لوٹا (loṭā). (person who switches loyalties): From the fact that the lota pot has a tendency to fall over and roll around, as it is not stable sitting on its base.
Words that rhyme with lota
Questions about lota
- What does lota mean?
- Lota means a spherical pot, specifically a water pot used for washing and ablution, typically made of brass.
- What is lota in Hindi?
- Lota in Hindi is लोटा (loṭā). See Lota meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is lota?
- Lota is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lota?
- Lota is pronounced /ˈləʊtə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of lota?
- The plural of lota is lotas.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lota (page history and authors); लोटा (Marathi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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