कुत्ता
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit कुत्त (kutta) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) without cluster simplification.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʊt̪.t̪ɑː/, [kʊt̪̚.t̪äː]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː
Noun
कुत्ता • (kuttā) m (feminine कुत्ती or कुतिया, Urdu spelling کُتّا)
- dog
- (figurative, vulgar) a conman, cheat, dog
- उस कुत्ते ने मेरा सारा पैसा खा लिया!
- us kutte ne merā sārā paisā khā liyā!
- That cheat stole all my money!
- (figurative, vulgar) a lackey, servant
- वफ़ादार कुत्ता ― vafādār kuttā ― loyal lackey
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कुत्ता kuttā |
कुत्ते kutte |
| oblique | कुत्ते kutte |
कुत्तों kuttõ |
| vocative | कुत्ते kutte |
कुत्तो kutto |
Further reading
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “कुत्ता”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “कुत्ता”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kutta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press