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語源

From Hindi लोटा (loṭā) / Urdu لوٹا (loṭā). (person who switches loyalties): From the fact that the lota pot has a tendency to fall over and roll around, as it is not stable sitting on its base.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈləʊtə/
• 韻: -əʊtə

名詞

lota (plural lotas)

1. (South Asia) A spherical pot, specifically a water pot used for washing and ablution, typically made of brass.
   • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 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.

2. (Pakistani politics) A person who switches loyalties, especially from one political party to another, engaging in lotacracy.

アナグラム

• ATOL, Alto, Toal, a lot, alot, alto, alto-, atlo-, talo-, tola

Participle

lōtā

1. ablative feminine singular of lōtus