कुत्ता

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

Hindi

कुत्ता

Etymology

From , 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) IPA^(key): /kʊt̪.t̪ɑː/, [kʊt̪̚.t̪äː]

Noun

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

1. dog

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   कुत्ता दर्द से बिलबिला रहा है।

   kuttā dard se bilbilā rahā hai.

   The dog is whining in pain.

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   मेरा कुत्ता हमेशा बिल्ली को भौंकता है।

   merā kuttā hameśā billī ko bha͠uktā hai.

   My dog always barks at a cat.

   Synonyms: श्वान (śvān), कुक्कुर (kukkur)

2. (figurative) a conman, cheat, dog

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   उस कुत्ते ने मेरा सारा पैसा खा लिया!

   us kutte ne merā sārā paisā khā liyā!

   That cheat stole all my money!

3. (figurative) lackey, servant

   (deprecated template usage) वफ़ादार कुत्ता ― vafādār kuttā ― loyal lackey

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”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press