masculine · pota 1 · pota 2
boat
pota m. (hardly fr. √ pU ; but cf. Uṇ. iii, 86 ) a young animal or plant (mostly ifc. , e.g. mfga-p° ‘a y° deer’, cUta-p° ‘a y° mango tree’), MBh. ; Kāv. &c.
the young of an animal;; a sprout or offshoot;; a ship’s boat
Pota 1 [cf. Epic Sanskrit pota, see putta for etymology] the young of an animal Ja II 406 (°sūkara); Cp I 10, 2 (udda°); Pj II 125 (sīha°). Pota 2 [Epic Sanskrit pota; dialect form for plota (?), of plu] a boat Dāṭh V 58; Vv-a 42. Pota 3 [etymology?] a millstone, grindstone, only as nisada° Vin I 201; Vism 252.
【陽】 1. 崽子，2. 芽，分枝，3. 大船的小船。~ka,【陽】 崽子。【陰】 potikā。~vāha,【陽】 水手。
(masc, masc, from posati) young animal young of an animal Construction: √pus > pos + *ta
(masc, masc) sprout or offshoot Construction: √pus > pos + *ta
(masc, masc) ship's boat Construction: √pus > pos + *ta