कलूटा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• कलोटा (kaloṭā), कलौटा (kalauṭā)

Etymology

From काला (kālā, “black”) +‎ -टा (-ṭā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /kə.luː.ʈɑː/, [kɐ.luː.ʈäː]
• Rhymes: -uːʈɑː

Adjective

कलूटा • (kalūṭā) (Urdu spelling کَلُوٹا)

1. (derogatory) dark-complexioned

   Synonym: कालू (kālū)

Declension

Declension of कलूटा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	कलूटा kalūṭā	कलूटे kalūṭe	कलूटी kalūṭī	कलूटी kalūṭī
oblique	कलूटे kalūṭe	कलूटे kalūṭe	कलूटी kalūṭī	कलूटी kalūṭī
vocative	कलूटे kalūṭe	कलूटे kalūṭe	कलूटी kalūṭī	कलूटी kalūṭī

Derived terms

• काला कलूटा (kālā kalūṭā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “कलूटा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 179
• Platts, John T. (1884), “کلوٿا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 844