कलूटा

Hindi

Alternative forms

कलोटा (kaloṭā), कलौटा (kalauṭā)

Etymology

From काला (kālā, “black”) +‎ -टा (-ṭā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /kə.luː.ʈɑː/, [kɐ.luː.ʈäː]
Rhymes: -uːʈɑː

Adjective

कलूटा • (kalūṭā) (Urdu spelling کَلُوٹا)

(derogatory) dark-complexioned
Synonym: कल्लू (kallū)

Declension

Declension of *कलूटा* (ā-stem)
	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	कलूटा kalūṭā	कलूटे kalūṭe	कलूटी kalūṭī	कलूटी kalūṭī
oblique	कलूटे kalūṭe	कलूटे kalūṭe	कलूटी kalūṭī	कलूटी kalūṭī
vocative	कलूटे kalūṭe	कलूटे kalūṭe	कलूटी kalūṭī	कलूटी kalūṭī

Derived terms

काला कलूटा (kālā kalūṭā)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कलूटा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 179
Platts, John T. (1884) “کلوٿا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 844