कुत्ता
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta, “dog”), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*kutta) which is possibly from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kúttas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kúttas (compare Proto-Iranian *kútah), possibly of onomatopoeic origin, which could imply a Wanderwort instead of inheritance from Proto-Indo-Iranian. Compare Sanskrit कुर्कुर (kurkura), कुक्कुर (kukkura), perhaps also onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Declension of कुत्ता (masc ā-stem)
Further reading edit
- 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