क़तई
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic قَطُّ (qaṭṭu).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /qə.t̪ə.iː/, [qɐ.t̪ɐ.iː], /kə.t̪ə.iː/, [kɐ.t̪ɐ.iː]
Adverb
क़तई • (qataī) (Urdu spelling قطعی)
- completely, wholly, absolutely, utterly
- Synonym: बिलकुल (bilkul)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “क़तई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “क़तई”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha