lota
or lo·tah
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
Origin of lota
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How to use lota in a sentence
The sepoy, a Brahmin, refused, saying: 'I have scoured my lota; you will defile it by your touch.'
Forty-one years in India | Frederick Sleigh RobertsHe hastened down and fetched his lota, and proceeded in the direction of the pool.
Folk-Tales of the Khasis | K. U. RafyThe river forms a creek between two hills, one lota, the other opening to another hill of inclosures well wooded.
A Tour in Ireland | Arthur Younglota was taken by her grandmother, and Lettice, with the support of Piers' arm, had a comfortable nap.
Under the Mendips | Emma MarshallChief among these vessels is the lota, or globular bowl, universally used in ceremonial ablutions.
British Dictionary definitions for lota
lotah
/ (ˈləʊtə) /
a globular water container, usually of brass, used in India, Myanmar, etc
Origin of lota
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