खूंटा

See also: खूंटौ and खोटा

Hindi

Etymology

Related to Punjabi ਖੂੰਡ (khūṇḍ), Assamese খুঁটা (khũta).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

खूंटा • (khū̃ṭā) m (Urdu spelling کھونٹا)

1. peg
2. stake
3. spike
4. post

Declension

Declension of खूंटा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खूंटा khū̃ṭā	खूंटे khū̃ṭe
oblique	खूंटे khū̃ṭe	खूंटों khū̃ṭõ
vocative	खूंटे khū̃ṭe	खूंटो khū̃ṭo

References

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