खूँटा

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Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀼𑀁𑀝 (khuṃṭa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit *खुण्ट (khuṇṭa), perhaps related to क्षोड (kṣoḍa, peg).[1] Cognate with Haryanvi खूटा (khūṭā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʰũː.ʈɑː/, [kʰũː.ʈäː]

Noun

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खूँटा (khū̃ṭām (feminine खूँटी, Urdu spelling کھونٹا)

  1. stake, peg (used to attach something to the ground)
    Synonyms: मेख (mekh), खूँटी (khū̃ṭī)
  2. wooden post

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*khuṭṭa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

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