cūta

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃu.ta/
• Rhymes: -ta
• Homophone: cuta
• Hyphenation: cū‧ta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit चूत (cūta).

Noun

cūta

1. mango

   Synonym: poh

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Pali cuta (“fallen”), from Sanskrit च्युत् (cyut, “to flow, trickle, ooze; to fall down”).

Noun

cūta

1. base, mean

Adjective

cūta

1. impure, unclean

Alternative forms

• cute

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦕꦸꦠ (cuta) (inherited)

Further reading

• "cūta" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.