कटोरी (katorii)

noun A small bowl, the kind used for serving individual portions of curry, dal, or chutney alongside a main plate. Diminutive of कटोरा (katoraa), the larger bowl.
Sense 1 : small bowl
noun, feminine
Synonyms: प्याली (pyaalii, used more for tea/liquids), कटोरा (katoraa, larger size)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: In a typical Indian thali (thaalii), the main plate is surrounded by several small कटोरी (katorii) bowls holding dal, sabzi, raita, and chutney -- so the word is deeply tied to how meals are physically laid out and served in North Indian homes and restaurants.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use कटोरी (katorii) and कटोरा (katoraa) interchangeably, but कटोरी (katorii) is specifically the smaller, individual-portion size -- think of the little steel bowls in a thali (thaalii).
Sample Sentences:
थाली में चार कटोरियाँ रखी हैं। There are four small bowls placed on the thali.
(thaalii men chaar katoriyaan rakhii hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम मुझे एक कटोरी दे सकते हो? Can you give me a small bowl?
(kyaa tum mujhe ek katorii de sakte ho?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
दाल इस कटोरी में डालो। Pour the dal into this small bowl.
(daal is katorii men daalo।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
रायते की कटोरी टूट गई। The raita bowl broke.
(raayte kii katorii toot gaii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर एक कटोरी और होती, तो मैं और चटनी परोस देता। If there had been one more small bowl, I would have served more chutney.
(agar ek katorii aur hotii, to main aur chatnii paros detaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
हर कटोरी को अलग से मत धोइए, सब एक साथ धो लीजिए। Don't wash each small bowl separately, wash them all together.
(har katorii ko alag se mat dhoie, sab ek saath dho liijie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
रेस्टोरेंट वाले हर थाली के साथ पाँच कटोरियाँ देते हैं। The restaurant people give five small bowls with every thali.
(restorent vaale har thaalii ke saath paanch katoriyaan dete hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
शायद सब्ज़ी के लिए एक बड़ी कटोरी चाहिए। Maybe we need a bigger small bowl for the vegetable dish.
(shaayad sabzii ke lie ek badii katorii chaahie।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
मिठाई की कटोरी मेज़ पर रखी हुई थी। The bowl of sweets was placed on the table.
(mithaaii kii katorii mez par rakhii huii thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
मैं रोज़ सुबह एक कटोरी दही खाता हूँ। I eat a small bowl of yogurt every morning.
(main roz subah ek katorii dahii khaataa hoon।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कटोरियाँ किचन में धोई जा रही हैं। The small bowls are being washed in the kitchen.
(katoriyaan kichan men dhoii jaa rahii hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): कटोरी (katorii)
(sg.f.oblique): कटोरी (katorii)
(pl.f.direct): कटोरियाँ (katoriyaan)
(pl.f.oblique): कटोरियों (katoriyon)