کتا

From Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta), possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kútas.

• (phr) IPA^(key): /kʊt̪.t̪äː/

کُتّا (kuttā)

1. dog
2. male dog
3. (vulgar, offensive) a term of abuse towards males

From Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta), possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kútas.

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /kʊt̪.t̪äː/
• Rhymes: -äː

کُتّا • (kuttā) m (feminine کُتّی, Gurmukhi spelling ਕੁੱਤਾ)

1. dog
2. (vulgar, offensive) a term of abuse towards males

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کُتّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “کتا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
• “ਕੁੱਤਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*kutta¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 168

From Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta), possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kútas.

• IPA^(key): /kʊt̪.t̪aː/

کُتّا (kuttā) m

1. dog
2. (vulgar, offensive) a term of abuse

Can be considered vulgar if directed at an individual.

From Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta), possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kútas.

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kʊt̪.t̪ɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

کُتّا • (kuttā) m (Hindi spelling कुत्ता)

1. dog

   Synonyms: کُوکُر (kūkur), سَگ (sag), کَلْب (kalb)

   میرَا کُتَّا ہَمیشَہ بِلِّی پَر بَھوںکْتَا ہَےْ۔

   merā kuttā hameśa billī par bha͠uktā hai.

   My dog always barks at a cat.

• “کتا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “کتا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.

• کتا on the Urdu Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ur