doti

See also: dotî

English

Noun

doti (plural dotis)

  1. Alternative form of dhoti.

Anagrams

Bislama

Etymology

From English dirty. Cognate with Pijin and Tok Pisin doti.

Adjective

doti (attributive form dotiwan)

  1. dirty
  2. rejected, discarded
    Oli givim ol klos long yumi be ol dotiwan nomo.
    They give us clothes but only their rejects.

Noun

doti

  1. rubbish, garbage, trash
    Synonym: rabis
    Olgeta doti ia, olgeta blong pikap.
    All this rubbish is to be picked up.
  2. (medicine, pathology) pus, discharge from a sore
    Doti i stap kamaot long soa blong hem.
    Pus is coming out of his/her sore.

Derived terms

  • doti blong kof (“phlegm”)
  • doti blong nus (“mucus, snot”)
  • doti blong so (“sawdust; pus”)
  • doti blong sora (“earwax”)
  • dotimane (“bribe; illegal gains”)
  • dotiwan (“rejected, discarded”)
  • dotiwok (“bribery, corruption; unfair tactics”)
  • i olsem doti (“extremely plentiful”) (slang)
  • ples blong doti (“tip, dump”)
  • Poen Doti (“Million Dollar Point”)
  • trak doti (“garbage truck”)

References

  • Crowley, Terry (2003), “doti”, in A New Bislama Dictionary, 2nd edition, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, →ISBN, page 71

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

doti

  1. inflection of dotar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Italian

Noun

doti f

  1. plural of dote

Verb

doti

  1. inflection of dotare:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

dōtī

  1. dative singular of dōs

Latvian

Participle

doti

  1. nominative plural masculine of dots

Makasar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdoti/, [ˈdo.t̪ʰi]
  • Hyphenation: do‧ti

Etymology 1

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Root

doti (Lontara spelling ᨉᨚᨈᨗ or 𑻧𑻶𑻦𑻳)

  1. precategorial root related to convulsing, twitching, or thrashing about in an unconscious state
Derived terms
affixations
reduplications

Etymology 2

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Noun

doti (Lontara spelling ᨉᨚᨈᨗ or 𑻧𑻶𑻦𑻳, definite dotia)

  1. a mysterious or magical means (black magic) to cause sickness or death; a hex or curse (e.g., placed in the ground to protect property from thieves)

Verb

doti (Lontara spelling ᨉᨚᨈᨗ or 𑻧𑻶𑻦𑻳, semi-transitive andoti, passive nidoti)

  1. (transitive) to strike someone with doti; to hex
    Andoti tau
    To strike people with doti.
  2. (transitive) to protect something by applying doti; to work with doti
    Andoti buloa
    To apply doti around the bamboo.
    Silayaraka nngai andotia
    Selayarese people like working with doti.

Derived terms

affixations

Further reading

  • Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page 198

Mauritian Creole

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi धोती (dhotī).

Noun

doti

  1. dhoti

References

  • Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, pages 297-298

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

Possibly from English dirty.

Noun

doti

  1. garbage, rubbish, trash, waste
    • 2018 March 30, “See di 3 ways you fit reduce doti wey dey your domot”, in BBC News Pidgin‎[2], archived from the original on 14 June 2023:
      Di landfill for Epe na anoda way wey di state gofment dey use to manage di doti wey pipo dey troway so e no go full everywhere come cause yama-yama for area.
      The landfill in Epe is one of the ways the state government is managing waste disposal to prevent it from overflowing and causing pollution in the area.

Pijin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English dirty. Cognate with Bislama and Tok Pisin doti.

Adjective

doti

  1. dirty
    Kaleko ia hem doti tumas, hem blong was nao.
    This piece of clothing is very dirty and needs to be washed.

Noun

doti

  1. rubbish, garbage, trash
    Iumi mas tekem doti go long ples blong doti.
    We must take the rubbish to the dump.

Derived terms

  • mekdoti (“to make dirty”)

References

  • Jourdan, Christine with Maebiru, Ellen (2002), “doti”, in Pijin: A trilingual cultural dictionary (Pacific Linguistics; 526), Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 38

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English dirt, dirty and possibly Twi Akan dɔte (“earth, clay, soil, dust”). Compare Jamaican Creole dutty.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /doti/, [dʊ̞ti], [dɔ̝ti]

Noun

doti

  1. earth, soil, ground
    • 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎[3], archived from the original on 8 February 2023:
      da djari habi bunne dotti
      The garden has good soil.
    • 1962, Johanna Schouten-Elsenhout, “winti [Wind]”, in soela‎[4], Paramaribo: Bureau Volkslectuur, archived from the original on 25 January 2025, page 13:
      a mindri liba / d'e drai tron wan kolkoe / a mi ati lanpe / e broko mi djodjo / saka gi doti
      The middle of the river / that revolves into becoming a whirlpool / at my heart's landing / brings down my guardian spirit / for the earth
    • 1974, Lieve Hugo, “Blaka Rosoe”, in Lieve Hugo – King Of Kasèko:
      Sonte prakseri de a neti / Mi tu ai trowe watra / A tapu na doti pe mi nanga yu / Pe mi nanga yu ben bosi, brasa
      There might be memories at night / Both my eyes shed tears / Onto the very ground where me and you / Where me and you kissed, embraced
  2. native soil
    • 1855, Hendrik Charles Focke, Neger-Engelsch woordenboek [Negro English Dictionary]‎[5], Leiden: P.H. van den Heuvell:
      Mi de go na mi dótti
      I am going to my native soil.
    • 1974 June 29, Fred W. Omskirk Sr., “Manspasi”, in Vrije Stem: onafhankelijk weekblad voor Suriname‎[6], page 1:
      Ef mi ben sab pe joe grebi de, / mi gran afo, di krodong tjari / kon na Sranan, / so farawe fjoe eegi doti, / biten tédei, Manspasidei / psa hondro jari di keti koti, / mi ben sa saka libi foto, / mi ben sa pari mi eegi boto / f'kon saka kiendie na joe sei.
      [Efu mi ben sabi pe yu grebi de / mi gran afo, di krodon tyari / kon na Sranan, / so farawe fu yu eigi doti / biten tide, Manspasidei / psa hondro yari di keti koti / mi ben sa saka libi foto / mi ben sa pari mi eigi boto / fu kon saka kindi na yu sei.]
      If I knew where your grave was, my grand ancestor, whom forced labour / brought to Suriname / so far away from your own native soil, / early today, Emancipation Day / hundred years after the chains were broken, / I would have left the city, / I would have paddled my own boat / to come and kneel by your side.
  3. dirt, rubbish

Adjective

doti

  1. dirty

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati and Kachchi ધોતી (dhotī), Hindi धोती (dhotī).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

doti class IX (plural doti class X)

  1. a measure of cloth, about four yards in length

References

  1. ^ Lodhi, Abdulaziz Y. (2000), Oriental Influences in Swahili: a study in language and culture contacts‎[1], Göteborg: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, →ISBN, page 158
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