खूँटा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• खूटा (khūṭā)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀼𑀁𑀝 (khuṃṭa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit *खुण्ट (khuṇṭa), perhaps related to क्षोड (kṣoḍa, “peg”). Cognate with Haryanvi खूटा (khūṭā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰũː.ʈɑː/, [kʰũː.ʈäː]

Noun

खूँटा • (khū̃ṭā) m (feminine खूँटी, Urdu spelling کھونٹا)

1. stake, peg (used to attach something to the ground)

   Synonyms: मेख (mekh), खूँटी (khū̃ṭī)

2. wooden post

Declension

Declension of खूँटा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खूँटा khū̃ṭā	खूँटे khū̃ṭe
oblique	खूँटे khū̃ṭe	खूँटों khū̃ṭõ
vocative	खूँटे khū̃ṭe	खूँटो khū̃ṭo

Further reading

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