कुत्ता

See also: कुत्ती, कृत्ति, कुत्तो, कुत्ते, and कुत्तों

Hindi

कुत्ता

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta, “dog”), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*kutta) which is possibly from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kúttas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kúttas (compare Proto-Iranian *kútah), possibly of onomatopoeic origin, which could imply a Wanderwort instead of inheritance from Proto-Indo-Iranian. Compare Sanskrit कुर्कुर (kurkura), कुक्कुर (kukkura), perhaps also onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʊt̪.t̪ɑː/, [kʊt̪̚.t̪äː]

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Noun

कुत्ता • (kuttā) m (feminine कुत्ती, कुतिया, Urdu spelling کُتّا‎)

1. dog

   कुत्ता दर्द से कराह रहा है।

   kuttā dard se karāh rahā hai.

   The dog is whining in pain.

   मेरा कुत्ता हमेशा बिल्ली पर भौंकता है।

   merā kuttā hameśā billī par bhauṅktā hai.

   My dog always barks at a cat.

   Synonyms: श्वान (śvān), कुक्कुर (kukkur)

2. (figuratively, vulgar) a conman, cheat, dog

   उस कुत्ते ने मेरा सारा पैसा खा लिया!

   us kutte ne merā sārā paisā khā liyā!

   That cheat stole all my money!

3. (figuratively, vulgar) a lackey, servant

   वफ़ादार कुत्ता ― vafādār kuttā ― loyal lackey

Declension

Declension of कुत्ता (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कुत्ता kuttā	कुत्ते kutte
oblique	कुत्ते kutte	कुत्तों kuttõ
vocative	कुत्ते kutte	कुत्तो kutto

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev, “कुत्ता”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, 1989
• Platts, John Thompson (1884) , “कुत्ता”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley, “kutta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, 1969–1985.