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Lota vs Loti - What's the difference?

lota | loti |

As nouns the difference between lota and loti

is that lota is {{cx|South Asia|lang=en}} A spherical pot, specifically a water pot used for washing and ablution, typically made of brass while loti is plural of lang=en.

lota

English

(wikipedia lota)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A spherical pot, specifically a water pot used for washing and ablution, typically made of brass.
  • *1997 , (Kiran Nagarkar), Cuckold , HarperCollins 2013, p. 9:
  • *: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.
  • (colloquial, Pakistan) A person that switches loyalties, especially from one political party to another. This comes from the fact that the "lota" has a tendency to fall over and roll around, as it is not stable sitting on its base.

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    loti

    English

    Etymology 1

    From the (etyl) .

    Noun

    (head)

    • Etymology 2

    From the (etyl) loti, singular derivation of maloti, ; compare Maloti.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The basic monetary unit of the currency of the Kingdom of Lesotho, introduced in 1980 to replace the South African rand as legal tender.
  • A coin or banknote betokening a value in (ma)loti.
    • Meronyms
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    References

    * “ ?loti, n.'']” listed in the '' [additions series, 1997

    External links

    * (Lesotho loti)

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