कटक

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Braj

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit कटक (kaṭaka).

Noun

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कटक (kaṭakm

  1. army, host
  2. bracelet

Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit कटक (kaṭaka).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kə.ʈək/, [kɐ.ʈɐk]

Noun

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कटक (kaṭakm

  1. (geography) ridge
  2. army, host
    • 1874, Duncan Forbes, The baital-pachisi: or, The Twenty-five tales of a demon, page 81:
      राजा कटक लिये हुवेली घेरे हुए था
      rājā kaṭak liye huvelī ghere hue thā
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Proper noun

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कटक (kaṭakm

  1. Cuttack

References

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Probably related to कट (kaṭa, a twist of straw, straw mat).

Noun

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कटक (kaṭaka) stemm or n

  1. a string
  2. a bracelet of gold or shell etc.
  3. a zone
  4. the link of a chain
  5. a ring serving for a bridle-bit
  6. a ring placed as ornament upon an elephant's tusk
  7. a circle, wheel
Declension
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Masculine a-stem declension of कटक (kaṭaka)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative कटकः
kaṭakaḥ
कटकौ / कटका¹
kaṭakau / kaṭakā¹
कटकाः / कटकासः¹
kaṭakāḥ / kaṭakāsaḥ¹
Vocative कटक
kaṭaka
कटकौ / कटका¹
kaṭakau / kaṭakā¹
कटकाः / कटकासः¹
kaṭakāḥ / kaṭakāsaḥ¹
Accusative कटकम्
kaṭakam
कटकौ / कटका¹
kaṭakau / kaṭakā¹
कटकान्
kaṭakān
Instrumental कटकेन
kaṭakena
कटकाभ्याम्
kaṭakābhyām
कटकैः / कटकेभिः¹
kaṭakaiḥ / kaṭakebhiḥ¹
Dative कटकाय
kaṭakāya
कटकाभ्याम्
kaṭakābhyām
कटकेभ्यः
kaṭakebhyaḥ
Ablative कटकात्
kaṭakāt
कटकाभ्याम्
kaṭakābhyām
कटकेभ्यः
kaṭakebhyaḥ
Genitive कटकस्य
kaṭakasya
कटकयोः
kaṭakayoḥ
कटकानाम्
kaṭakānām
Locative कटके
kaṭake
कटकयोः
kaṭakayoḥ
कटकेषु
kaṭakeṣu
Notes
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Neuter a-stem declension of कटक (kaṭaka)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative कटकम्
kaṭakam
कटके
kaṭake
कटकानि / कटका¹
kaṭakāni / kaṭakā¹
Vocative कटक
kaṭaka
कटके
kaṭake
कटकानि / कटका¹
kaṭakāni / kaṭakā¹
Accusative कटकम्
kaṭakam
कटके
kaṭake
कटकानि / कटका¹
kaṭakāni / kaṭakā¹
Instrumental कटकेन
kaṭakena
कटकाभ्याम्
kaṭakābhyām
कटकैः / कटकेभिः¹
kaṭakaiḥ / kaṭakebhiḥ¹
Dative कटकाय
kaṭakāya
कटकाभ्याम्
kaṭakābhyām
कटकेभ्यः
kaṭakebhyaḥ
Ablative कटकात्
kaṭakāt
कटकाभ्याम्
kaṭakābhyām
कटकेभ्यः
kaṭakebhyaḥ
Genitive कटकस्य
kaṭakasya
कटकयोः
kaṭakayoḥ
कटकानाम्
kaṭakānām
Locative कटके
kaṭake
कटकयोः
kaṭakayoḥ
कटकेषु
kaṭakeṣu
Notes
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Etymology 2

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Of unclear, possibly Dravidian, origin.

Noun

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कटक (kaṭaka) stemm or n

  1. a royal camp
  2. an army
  3. a multitude, troop, caravan
  4. collection, compilation
  5. sea salt

Proper noun

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कटक (kaṭaka) stemm or n

  1. name of the capital of the Orissa: Cuttack

Etymology 3

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Probably from the same origin as घट्ट (ghaṭṭa, wharf; riverside steps).

Noun

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कटक (kaṭaka) stemm or n

  1. the side or ridge of a hill or mountain
  2. a valley, dale

Etymology 4

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From कट (kaṭa, straw mat).

Noun

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कटक (kaṭaka) stemm

  1. a twist of straw, a straw mat

References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “कटक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 243/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 46-7
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 140