Jump to content

کتا

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Pahari-Potwari

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

    From Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta), possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kútas.

    Pronunciation

    [edit]
    • (phr) IPA(key): /kʊt̪.t̪äː/

    Noun

    [edit]

    کُتّا (kuttā)

    1. dog
    2. male dog
    3. (vulgar, offensive) a term of abuse towards males

    Declension

    [edit]
    Declension of کتا
    singular plural
    direct کُتّا (kuttā) کُتّے (kutte)
    oblique کُتَّے (kuttae) کُتُّیوں (kuttuyvṉ)
    vocative کُتّیْا (kuttiyā) کُتّیو (kuttīv)
    ablative کُتّیُوں (kuttīūṉ) -
    locative کُتّے (kutte) -
    instrumental کُتّے (kutte) -

    Punjabi

    [edit]
    Western Panjabi Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia pnb

    Etymology

    [edit]

      From Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta), possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kútas.

      Pronunciation

      [edit]

      Noun

      [edit]

      کُتّا (kuttām (feminine کُتّی, Gurmukhi spelling ਕੁੱਤਾ)

      1. dog
      2. (vulgar, offensive) a term of abuse towards males

      Declension

      [edit]
      Declension of کتا
      singular plural
      direct کُتّا (kuttā) کُتّے (kutte)
      oblique کُتّے (kutte) کُتّیْاں (kuttiyāṉ)
      vocative کُتّیْا (kuttiyā) کُتّیو (kuttīv)
      ablative کُتّیوں (kuttīvṉ) کُتّیْاں (kuttiyāṉ)
      locative کُتِّیں (kuttiīṉ)
      instrumental کُتّے (kutte)

      Further reading

      [edit]
      • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کُتّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
      • Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “کتا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
      • ਕੁੱਤਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
      • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*kutta¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 168

      Saraiki

      [edit]
      کتا

      Etymology

      [edit]

        From Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta), possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kútas.

        Pronunciation

        [edit]

        Noun

        [edit]

        کُتّا (kuttām

        1. dog
        2. (vulgar, offensive) a term of abuse

        Usage notes

        [edit]

        Can be considered vulgar if directed at an individual.

        Declension

        [edit]
        Declension of کتا
        singular plural
        direct کُتّا (kuttā) کُتّے (kutte)
        oblique کُتّے (kutte) کُتّیاں (kutteyā̃)
        vocative کُتّا (kuttā) کُتّیو (kutteyo)

        Urdu

        [edit]

        Etymology

        [edit]

          From Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta), possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kútas.

          Pronunciation

          [edit]

          Noun

          [edit]

          کُتّا (kuttām (Hindi spelling कुत्ता)

          1. dog
            Synonyms: کُوکُر (kūkur), سَگ (sag), کَلْب (kalb)
            میرَا کُتَّا ہَمیشَہ بِلِّی پَر بَھوںکْتَا ہَےْ۔
            merā kuttā hameśa billī par bha͠uktā hai.
            My dog always barks at a cat.

          Declension

          [edit]
          Declension of کتا
          singular plural
          direct کُتّا (kuttā) کُتّے (kutte)
          oblique کُتّے (kutte) کُتّوں (kuttõ)
          vocative کُتّے (kutte) کُتّو (kutto)

          References

          [edit]
          • کتا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
          • کتا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.

          Further reading

          [edit]