kota

See also: Kota, kóta, kòta, Kōta, kõta, and kôta

Cebuano

Etymology

From English quota, from Latin quota, from Latin quota pars.

Noun

kota

1. quota

Esperanto

Etymology

From koto +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

kota (accusative singular kotan, plural kotaj, accusative plural kotajn)

1. muddy

Finnish

A modern wooden kota built as shelter and cooking place for hikers and campers.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kota (compare Estonian koda), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kota (compare Erzya кудо (kudo), Hungarian ház).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkotɑ/, [ˈko̞t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -otɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ko‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): ko‧ta

Noun

kota

1. A conical or hemispherical shelter with an open fireplace in the middle, usually supported by a frame of wooden poles and covered with a variety of materials including hides, textile fabric, peat and timber; known in some English texts by its Northern Sami name goahti.
   1. Specifically, a saamelaiskota.
2. (botany) capsule
3. core of an apple

   Synonym: kara

Declension

Inflection of kota (Kotus type 10*F/koira, t-d gradation)
nominative		kota	kodat
genitive		kodan	kotien
partitive		kotaa	kotia
illative		kotaan	kotiin
		singular	plural
nominative		kota	kodat
accusative	nom.	kota	kodat
	gen.	kodan
genitive		kodan	kotien kotain rare
partitive		kotaa	kotia
inessive		kodassa	kodissa
elative		kodasta	kodista
illative		kotaan	kotiin
adessive		kodalla	kodilla
ablative		kodalta	kodilta
allative		kodalle	kodille
essive		kotana	kotina
translative		kodaksi	kodiksi
abessive		kodatta	koditta
instructive		—	kodin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kota (Kotus type 10*F/koira, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kotani kotani accusative nom. kotani kotani gen. kotani genitive kotani kotieni kotaini rare partitive kotaani kotiani inessive kodassani kodissani elative kodastani kodistani illative kotaani kotiini adessive kodallani kodillani ablative kodaltani kodiltani allative kodalleni kodilleni essive kotanani kotinani translative kodakseni kodikseni abessive kodattani kodittani instructive — — comitative — kotineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kotasi kotasi accusative nom. kotasi kotasi gen. kotasi genitive kotasi kotiesi kotaisi rare partitive kotaasi kotiasi inessive kodassasi kodissasi elative kodastasi kodistasi illative kotaasi kotiisi adessive kodallasi kodillasi ablative kodaltasi kodiltasi allative kodallesi kodillesi essive kotanasi kotinasi translative kodaksesi kodiksesi abessive kodattasi kodittasi instructive — — comitative — kotinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kotamme kotamme accusative nom. kotamme kotamme gen. kotamme genitive kotamme kotiemme kotaimme rare partitive kotaamme kotiamme inessive kodassamme kodissamme elative kodastamme kodistamme illative kotaamme kotiimme adessive kodallamme kodillamme ablative kodaltamme kodiltamme allative kodallemme kodillemme essive kotanamme kotinamme translative kodaksemme kodiksemme abessive kodattamme kodittamme instructive — — comitative — kotinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kotanne kotanne accusative nom. kotanne kotanne gen. kotanne genitive kotanne kotienne kotainne rare partitive kotaanne kotianne inessive kodassanne kodissanne elative kodastanne kodistanne illative kotaanne kotiinne adessive kodallanne kodillanne ablative kodaltanne kodiltanne allative kodallenne kodillenne essive kotananne kotinanne translative kodaksenne kodiksenne abessive kodattanne kodittanne instructive — — comitative — kotinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kotansa kotansa accusative nom. kotansa kotansa gen. kotansa genitive kotansa kotiensa kotainsa rare partitive kotaansa kotiaan kotiansa inessive kodassaan kodassansa kodissaan kodissansa elative kodastaan kodastansa kodistaan kodistansa illative kotaansa kotiinsa adessive kodallaan kodallansa kodillaan kodillansa ablative kodaltaan kodaltansa kodiltaan kodiltansa allative kodalleen kodallensa kodilleen kodillensa essive kotanaan kotanansa kotinaan kotinansa translative kodakseen kodaksensa kodikseen kodiksensa abessive kodattaan kodattansa kodittaan kodittansa instructive — — comitative — kotineen kotinensa

Derived terms

• Kotala
• Kotanen
• kotelo
• koti
• koto
• kotus

compounds

• grillikota
• hirsikota
• kalakota
• kansikota
• keittokota
• kodanpohja
• kotahedelmä
• Kotajärvi
• kotakuusama
• Kotamäki
• Kotaniemi
• lappalaiskota
• läpikotainen
• läpikotaisin
• neulakota
• nuottakota
• pistekota
• riukukota
• saamelaiskota
• siemenkota
• turvekota
• viinakota

See also

• kammi
• teltta
• Goahti on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• “kota”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• kato, toka

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkota/ [ˈko.t̪a]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ota
• Syllabification: ko‧ta

Etymology 1

From Malay kota, from Classical Malay kota, from Tamil கோட்டம் (kōṭṭam, “city”) or Sanskrit कोट्ट (koṭṭa, “city”).

• The sense in government was coined by Indonesian politician Teuku Muhammad Hasan in 1945 to translate Dutch gemeente or stadsgemeente.
• Displaced Dutch stad (“city, town”) by Komisi Bahasa Indonesia as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah No.38 Year III Month 3 (2604) in 1944.

Noun

kota (plural kota-kota)

1. city,
   1. (urban studies) a large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place
   2. (government) the second-level urban administrative division in Indonesia

Usage notes

• the sense of second-level urban administrative division is used since 1999. The previous term for second-level urban administrative division are kota madya (1965-1999) and kota praja (~1965). The second-level urban administrative division in Java during colonial period were Dutch stadsgemeente (literally “urban commune”) and Japanese 市 (shi, “city”) which romanised as si
• before 1999, kota was used to describe urban administrative division, which can be a first-level administrative division (kota raya), a second-level administrative division (kota madya), a third-level administrative division (kota administratif), or a fourth-level administrative division (kota kecamatan)

Derived terms

• berkota
• kekota-kotaan
• kekotaan
• mengota
• mengotai
• mengotakan
• pengotaan
• perkotaan

• kota administrasi
• kota administratif
• kota industri
• kota jasa
• kota kecamatan
• kota kosmopolitan
• kota layak anak
• kota madya
• kota megalopolitan
• kota megapolitan
• kota metropolitan
• kota pelabuhan
• kota perdagangan
• kota pinggiran
• kota praja
• kota pusat religi
• kota raya
• kota satelit
• kota suci

• ibu kota
• negara kota
• wali kota

Etymology 2

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Root

kota

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Derived terms

• dikotakan
• mengotakan

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Serua [Term?].

Noun

kota (plural kota-kota)

1. a small box made of pandan leaves, a place to store valuables, usually carried by the Serua indigenous people

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Kur [Term?], probably cognate of Etymology 1.

Noun

kota (plural kota-kota)

1. a garden that has been fenced with a stone fence

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Blagar [Term?], probably cognate of Etymology 1.

Noun

kota (plural kota-kota)

1. fence made of coral piles

Further reading

• “kota” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Noun

kota

1. nonstandard spelling of kutha

Kituba

Verb

kota

1. to go in, to enter

Lingala

Verb

kota

1. to enter

Lower Sorbian

Noun

kota

1. superseded spelling of kóta

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkota]

Verb

kota (Lontara spelling ᨀᨚᨈ, semi-transitive anngota)

1. (transitive) to chew

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कोट्ट (koṭṭa) or Tamil கோட்டம் (kōṭṭam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kota/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ko.tə]

    • Audio (Malaysia):

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  • (Baku) IPA^(key): [kɔ.ta]

    • Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -ta, -a
• Hyphenation: ko‧ta

Noun

kota (Jawi spelling کوتا, plural kota-kota)

1. A fort.

   Synonyms: benteng, kubu

2. (obsolete) A rampart.

   Synonyms: tembok, benteng

3. City:
   1. (usually historical) A city.

      Synonyms: bandar, bandar raya, kota raya

   2. The city as opposed to the countryside.

      Synonym: bandar

      Antonyms: desa, luar bandar, kampung

4. One's dwelling area.

Affixations

• berkota
• berkotakan (obsolete)
• kekotaan
• memperkotakan
• mengotai
• mengotakan
• perkotaan

Compounds

• ibu kota
• kota duduk (obsolete)
• kota raya
• rumah kota (archaic)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: kota (inherited)
• > Peranakan Indonesian: kota (inherited)
• → Chinese: 谷達 / 谷达
• → Swahili: ukuta
• → Tagalog: kuta

See also

• (Indonesian) kota

Further reading

• “kota” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Peranakan Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kota.

Noun

kota

1. city

   Synonym: stad

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔta
• Syllabification: ko‧ta

Noun

kota m

1. accusative/genitive singular of kot

Slavomolisano

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian kotao.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǒta/

Noun

kota m

1. cauldron

Declension

Declension of kota (inan series-1a masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	kota	kotla
genitive	kotla	kotli
dative	kotlu	kotli
accusative	kota	kotla
locative	kotlu	kotla
instrumental	kotlom, kotlam	kotli

References

• Walter Breu and Giovanni Piccoli (2000), Dizionario croato molisano di Acquaviva Collecroce: Dizionario plurilingue della lingua slava della minoranza di provenienza dalmata di Acquaviva Collecroce in Provincia di Campobasso (Parte grammaticale).

Swedish

Noun

kota c

1. (anatomy) vertebra; an element of the backbone

   Synonym: ryggkota

Declension

Declension of kota

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kota	kotas
	definite	kotan	kotans
plural	indefinite	kotor	kotors
	definite	kotorna	kotornas

Derived terms

• kotbåge
• kotkropp
• mellankotskiva

References

• kota in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

Anagrams

• toka

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kuwota
• kuta

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cuota (“quota”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkota/ [ˈkoː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ota
• Syllabification: ko‧ta

Noun

kota (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆ)

1. quota

   Synonym: takda

Derived terms

• kotahan
• makakota

Anagrams

• akto, toka, tako, kato, Atok

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قوته (kota), from French quota.

Noun

kota (definite accusative kotayı, plural kotalar)

1. quota

Further reading

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “kota2”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kota”, in Nişanyan Sözlük