English Explanatory Dictionary

loti

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of lotus
noun
  1. The basic monetary unit of the currency of the Kingdom of Lesotho, introduced in 1980 to replace the South African rand as legal tender.
  2. A coin or banknote betokening a value in (ma)loti.

Pronunciation

lōʹtī /ˈləʊtaɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-loti.wav lōʹti lo͞oʹti /ˈləʊti/ /ˈluːti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-loti2.wav

Word forms

loti maloti lotis

Etymology

From the Latin lōtī, the nominative plural form of lōtus (“Egyptian lotus flower”, “date-plum”).

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