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लोटा loṭā[loṭa, rt. of loṭnā, q.v.+S. कः], s.m. A small, round, metal pot (for general use; it is generally made of brass or copper, but the name is sometimes applied to an earthen pot):—loṭāuṭhānā, 'To take up a (or the) loṭā'; to perform menial services (for):—loṭe-meṅnamak (or non) ḍālnā, 'To put salt into the lotā'; to bind oneself by an oath taken on a loṭāof water into which salt is thrown (uttering the words baćan-se phire non-sāghule, 'may he who turns from his word melt away like salt').
Origin: Hindi