कुत्ता

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

Hindi

कुत्ता

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /kʊt̪.t̪ɑː/

Noun

कुत्ता • (kuttā) m (feminine कुत्ती, Urdu spelling کتا‎)

1. dog

   कुत्ता दर्द से बिलबिला रहा है।

   kuttā dard se bilbilā rahā hai.

   The dog is whining in pain.

   मेरा कुत्ता हमेशा बिल्ली को भौंकता है।

   merā kuttā hameśā billī ko bhauṅktā hai.

   My dog always barks at a cat.

   Synonyms: श्वान (śvān), कुक्कुर (kukkur)

2. (figuratively) 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) lackey, servant

   वफ़ादार कुत्ता ― vafādār kuttā ― loyal lackey

Declension

Declension of कुत्ता
	Singular	Plural
Direct	कुत्ता (kuttā)	कुत्ते (kutte)
Oblique	कुत्ते (kutte)	कुत्तों (kuttõ)
Vocative	कुत्ते (kutte)	कुत्तो (kutto)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “कुत्ता”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
• Platts, John T. (1884), “कुत्ता”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kutta (3275)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press