कट्टर

Hindi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kəʈ.ʈəɾ/, [kɐʈ̚.ʈɐɾ]

Adjective

कट्टर • (kaṭṭar) (indeclinable)

1. staunch, hard-headed
2. orthodox, strict, traditional

   कट्टर हिंदू ― kaṭṭar hindū ― orthodox Hindu

Descendants

• English: kattar

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कट्टर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कट्टर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha