کھٹا

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Punjabi کھٹّا (khaṭṭā, “yellow, sour”), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀝𑁆𑀝 (khaṭṭa), from Sanskrit खट्ट (khaṭṭa).

The expected outcome from direct inheritance is کھاٹا (khāṭā), so the lack of vowel lengthening before a geminate consonant means that the word was probably borrowed from Punjabi.

Pronunciation edit

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kʰəʈ.ʈɑː/

Adjective edit

کَھٹّا • (khaṭṭā) (Hindi spelling खट्टा)

sour
نیمبو کھانے میں کھٹّا ہے۔
The lemon is sour to the taste.
mean, surly

Declension edit

Declension of کھٹا
	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	کھٹّا (khaṭṭā)	کھٹّے (khaṭṭe)	کھٹّی (khaṭṭī)	کھٹّی (khaṭṭī)
indirect	کھٹّے (khaṭṭe)	کھٹّے (khaṭṭe)	کھٹّی (khaṭṭī)	کھٹّی (khaṭṭī)
vocative	کھٹّے (khaṭṭe)	کھٹّے (khaṭṭe)	کھٹّی (khaṭṭī)	کھٹّی (khaṭṭī)

Basic tastes in Urdu · ذائِقے (zāiqe) (layout · text)

مِیٹھا (mīṭhā)	کَھٹّا (khaṭṭā)	نَمکِین (namkīn)	کَڑوا (kaṛvā)	تِیکھا (tīkhā)	چَٹ پَٹا (caṭ-paṭā)