کانٹا
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀝𑀓 (kaṇṭaka), from Sanskrit कण्टक (kaṇṭaka, “thorn”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kɑ̃ː.ʈɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
- Hyphenation: کان٘‧ٹا
Noun
کانْٹا • (kā̃ṭā) m (Hindi spelling काँटा)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | کانٹا (kā̃ṭā) | کانٹے (kā̃ṭe) |
| oblique | کانٹے (kā̃ṭe) | کانٹوں (kā̃ṭõ) |
| vocative | کانٹے (kā̃ṭe) | کانٹو (kā̃ṭo) |
Further reading
- “کانٹا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “کانٹا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “کانٹا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.