कटक
Braj edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit कटक (kaṭaka).
Noun edit
कटक (kaṭak) m
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit कटक (kaṭaka).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
कटक • (kaṭak) m
- (geography) ridge
- army, host
- 1874, Duncan Forbes, The baital-pachisi: or, The Twenty-five tales of a demon, page 81:
- राजा कटक लिये हुवेली घेरे हुए था
- rājā kaṭak liye huvelī ghere hue thā
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Proper noun edit
कटक • (kaṭak) m
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कटक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “कटक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कटक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Sanskrit edit
Alternative scripts edit
Alternative scripts
- কটক (Assamese script)
- ᬓᬝᬓ (Balinese script)
- কটক (Bengali script)
- 𑰎𑰘𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀓𑀝𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- ကဋက (Burmese script)
- કટક (Gujarati script)
- ਕਟਕ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌕𑌟𑌕 (Grantha script)
- ꦏꦛꦏ (Javanese script)
- 𑂍𑂗𑂍 (Kaithi script)
- ಕಟಕ (Kannada script)
- កដក (Khmer script)
- ກຏກ (Lao script)
- കടക (Malayalam script)
- ᡬᠠᢞᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘎𑘘𑘎 (Modi script)
- ᢉᠠᢌᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦮𑦸𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐎𑐚𑐎 (Newa script)
- କଟକ (Odia script)
- ꢒꢜꢒ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆑𑆛𑆑 (Sharada script)
- 𑖎𑖘𑖎 (Siddham script)
- කටක (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩜𑩦𑩜 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚊𑚔𑚊 (Takri script)
- கடக (Tamil script)
- కటక (Telugu script)
- กฏก (Thai script)
- ཀ་ཊ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒏𑒙𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨋𑨔𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Probably related to कट (kaṭa, “a twist of straw, straw mat”).
Noun edit
कटक • (kaṭaka) stem, m or n
- a string
- a bracelet of gold or shell etc.
- a zone
- the link of a chain
- a ring serving for a bridle-bit
- a ring placed as ornament upon an elephant's tusk
- a circle, wheel
Declension edit
| Masculine a-stem declension of कटक (kaṭaka) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | कटकः kaṭakaḥ |
कटकौ / कटका¹ kaṭakau / kaṭakā¹ |
कटकाः / कटकासः¹ kaṭakāḥ / kaṭakāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | कटक kaṭaka |
कटकौ / कटका¹ kaṭakau / kaṭakā¹ |
कटकाः / कटकासः¹ kaṭakāḥ / kaṭakāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | कटकम् kaṭakam |
कटकौ / कटका¹ kaṭakau / kaṭakā¹ |
कटकान् kaṭakān |
| Instrumental | कटकेन kaṭakena |
कटकाभ्याम् kaṭakābhyām |
कटकैः / कटकेभिः¹ kaṭakaiḥ / kaṭakebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | कटकाय kaṭakāya |
कटकाभ्याम् kaṭakābhyām |
कटकेभ्यः kaṭakebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | कटकात् kaṭakāt |
कटकाभ्याम् kaṭakābhyām |
कटकेभ्यः kaṭakebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | कटकस्य kaṭakasya |
कटकयोः kaṭakayoḥ |
कटकानाम् kaṭakānām |
| Locative | कटके kaṭake |
कटकयोः kaṭakayoḥ |
कटकेषु kaṭakeṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
| Neuter a-stem declension of कटक (kaṭaka) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | कटकम् kaṭakam |
कटके kaṭake |
कटकानि / कटका¹ kaṭakāni / kaṭakā¹ |
| Vocative | कटक kaṭaka |
कटके kaṭake |
कटकानि / कटका¹ kaṭakāni / kaṭakā¹ |
| Accusative | कटकम् kaṭakam |
कटके kaṭake |
कटकानि / कटका¹ kaṭakāni / kaṭakā¹ |
| Instrumental | कटकेन kaṭakena |
कटकाभ्याम् kaṭakābhyām |
कटकैः / कटकेभिः¹ kaṭakaiḥ / kaṭakebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | कटकाय kaṭakāya |
कटकाभ्याम् kaṭakābhyām |
कटकेभ्यः kaṭakebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | कटकात् kaṭakāt |
कटकाभ्याम् kaṭakābhyām |
कटकेभ्यः kaṭakebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | कटकस्य kaṭakasya |
कटकयोः kaṭakayoḥ |
कटकानाम् kaṭakānām |
| Locative | कटके kaṭake |
कटकयोः kaṭakayoḥ |
कटकेषु kaṭakeṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
Etymology 2 edit
Of unclear, possibly Dravidian, origin.
Noun edit
कटक • (kaṭaka) stem, m or n
- a royal camp
- an army
- a multitude, troop, caravan
- collection, compilation
- sea salt
Proper noun edit
कटक • (kaṭaka) stem, m or n
Etymology 3 edit
Probably from the same origin as घट्ट (ghaṭṭa, “wharf; riverside steps”).
Noun edit
कटक • (kaṭaka) stem, m or n
Etymology 4 edit
From कट (kaṭa, “straw mat”).
Noun edit
कटक • (kaṭaka) stem, m
References edit
- Monier Williams (1899) “कटक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 243/3.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 46-7
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 140