कुत्तौ

Marwari

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta, “dog”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*kutta). Compare Sanskrit कुर्कुर (kurkura), कुक्कुर (kukkura), perhaps also onomatopoeic.

Noun

कुत्तौ (kuttau) m (Mahajani 𑅕𑅒𑅣𑅒)

1. dog

Further reading

• “कुत्तौ”, in Marwari Dictionary, SIL International, 2015