kuta

See also: Kuta, kutá, kutà, kutą, kuṭa, kúta, kūta, and kūṭa

Afar

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic, from Proto-Afroasiatic. Cognates include Hausa kútíi, Bole kutì, Dass kàt, Aasax kite.

Pronunciation 1

Kuta (1).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuta/ [ˈkʊtʌ]
• Hyphenation: ku‧ta

Noun

kúta m (plural kuutá f)

1. male dog

Declension

Declension of kúta

absolutive kúta predicative kúta subjective kutí genitive kutí Postpositioned forms l-case kútal k-case kútak t-case kútat h-case kútah

Pronunciation 2

Kuta (2).

• IPA^(key): /kuˈta/ [kʊˈtʌ]
• Hyphenation: ku‧ta

Noun

kutá f (plural kuutá f)

1. female dog; bitch

Declension

Declension of kutá

absolutive kutá predicative kutá subjective kutá genitive kutá Postpositioned forms l-case kutál k-case kuták t-case kutát h-case kutáh

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 152
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 24

Balinese

Romanization

kuta

1. Romanization of ᬓᬹᬝ.

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• kudta

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ku‧ta
• IPA^(key): /kuˈtaʔ/ [kuˈtaʔ]

Adverb

kutâ

1. used to express an unrealized intention or situation

   Nanggana kuta siya sa dalaganan, pero nadapa siya sa huri. ― He would have won the race, but he tripped at the very end.

2. used to express disappointment in a desired but unrealized result, especially due to an unfulfilled condition

   Nag-aadal na kuta ako ngunyan sa eskuwela, kun dai ako nagkahilang. ― I would have been studying in school right now, if only I hadn't gotten sick.

Blagar

Adjective

kuta

1. fat, thick

References

• A. Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkuta]

Participle

kuta

1. inflection of kout:
   1. feminine singular passive participle
   2. neuter plural passive participle

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkutɑ/, [ˈkut̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -utɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ku‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): ku‧ta

Pronoun

kuta

1. (interrogative, archaic) partitive singular of kuka

   Kuta etsit?

   Whom are you searching for?

2. (indefinite, archaic) partitive singular of kuka

Synonyms

• (interrogative & indefinite): ketä

Further reading

• “kuta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-12-01

Anagrams

• Akut, akut, katu

Icelandic

Noun

kuta

1. indefinite accusative singular of kuti
2. indefinite dative singular of kuti
3. indefinite genitive singular of kuti
4. indefinite accusative plural of kuti
5. indefinite genitive plural of kuti

Javanese

Noun

kuta

1. Nonstandard spelling of kutha.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.ta/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uta
• Syllabification: ku‧ta

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

kuta

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of kuty

Etymology 2

From German Kutte.

Noun

kuta f

1. habit (a long piece of clothing worn by monks)

Declension

Declension of kuta

	singular	plural
nominative	kuta	kuty
genitive	kuty	kut
dative	kucie	kutom
accusative	kutę	kuty
instrumental	kutą	kutami
locative	kucie	kutach
vocative	kuto	kuty

Further reading

• kuta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Quechua

Noun

kuta

1. flour

Declension

Declension of kuta

	singular	plural
nominative	kuta	kutakuna
accusative	kutata	kutakunata
dative	kutaman	kutakunaman
genitive	kutap	kutakunap
locative	kutapi	kutakunapi
terminative	kutakama	kutakunakama
ablative	kutamanta	kutakunamanta
instrumental	kutawan	kutakunawan
comitative	kutantin	kutakunantin
abessive	kutannaq	kutakunannaq
comparative	kutahina	kutakunahina
causative	kutarayku	kutakunarayku
benefactive	kutapaq	kutakunapaq
associative	kutapura	kutakunapura
distributive	kutanka	kutakunanka
exclusive	kutalla	kutakunalla

Possessive forms of kuta

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative kutay kutaykuna accusative kutayta kutaykunata dative kutayman kutaykunaman genitive kutaypa kutaykunap locative kutaypi kutaykunapi terminative kutaykama kutaykunakama ablative kutaymanta kutaykunamanta instrumental kutaywan kutaykunawan comitative kutaynintin kutaykunantin abessive kutayninnaq kutaykunannaq comparative kutayhina kutaykunahina causative kutayrayku kutaykunarayku benefactive kutaypaq kutaykunapaq associative kutaypura kutaykunapura distributive kutayninka kutaykunanka exclusive kutaylla kutaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative kutayki kutaykikuna accusative kutaykita kutaykikunata dative kutaykiman kutaykikunaman genitive kutaykipa kutaykikunap locative kutaykipi kutaykikunapi terminative kutaykikama kutaykikunakama ablative kutaykimanta kutaykikunamanta instrumental kutaykiwan kutaykikunawan comitative kutaykintin kutaykikunantin abessive kutaykinnaq kutaykikunannaq comparative kutaykihina kutaykikunahina causative kutaykirayku kutaykikunarayku benefactive kutaykipaq kutaykikunapaq associative kutaykipura kutaykikunapura distributive kutaykinka kutaykikunanka exclusive kutaykilla kutaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative kutan kutankuna accusative kutanta kutankunata dative kutanman kutankunaman genitive kutanpa kutankunap locative kutanpi kutankunapi terminative kutankama kutankunakama ablative kutanmanta kutankunamanta instrumental kutanwan kutankunawan comitative kutanintin kutankunantin abessive kutanninnaq kutankunannaq comparative kutanhina kutankunahina causative kutanrayku kutankunarayku benefactive kutanpaq kutankunapaq associative kutanpura kutankunapura distributive kutaninka kutankunanka exclusive kutanlla kutankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative kutanchik kutanchikkuna accusative kutanchikta kutanchikkunata dative kutanchikman kutanchikkunaman genitive kutanchikpa kutanchikkunap locative kutanchikpi kutanchikkunapi terminative kutanchikkama kutanchikkunakama ablative kutanchikmanta kutanchikkunamanta instrumental kutanchikwan kutanchikkunawan comitative kutanchiknintin kutanchikkunantin abessive kutanchikninnaq kutanchikkunannaq comparative kutanchikhina kutanchikkunahina causative kutanchikrayku kutanchikkunarayku benefactive kutanchikpaq kutanchikkunapaq associative kutanchikpura kutanchikkunapura distributive kutanchikninka kutanchikkunanka exclusive kutanchiklla kutanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative kutayku kutaykukuna accusative kutaykuta kutaykukunata dative kutaykuman kutaykukunaman genitive kutaykupa kutaykukunap locative kutaykupi kutaykukunapi terminative kutaykukama kutaykukunakama ablative kutaykumanta kutaykukunamanta instrumental kutaykuwan kutaykukunawan comitative kutaykuntin kutaykukunantin abessive kutaykunnaq kutaykukunannaq comparative kutaykuhina kutaykukunahina causative kutaykurayku kutaykukunarayku benefactive kutaykupaq kutaykukunapaq associative kutaykupura kutaykukunapura distributive kutaykunka kutaykukunanka exclusive kutaykulla kutaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative kutaykichik kutaykichikkuna accusative kutaykichikta kutaykichikkunata dative kutaykichikman kutaykichikkunaman genitive kutaykichikpa kutaykichikkunap locative kutaykichikpi kutaykichikkunapi terminative kutaykichikkama kutaykichikkunakama ablative kutaykichikmanta kutaykichikkunamanta instrumental kutaykichikwan kutaykichikkunawan comitative kutaykichiknintin kutaykichikkunantin abessive kutaykichikninnaq kutaykichikkunannaq comparative kutaykichikhina kutaykichikkunahina causative kutaykichikrayku kutaykichikkunarayku benefactive kutaykichikpaq kutaykichikkunapaq associative kutaykichikpura kutaykichikkunapura distributive kutaykichikninka kutaykichikkunanka exclusive kutaykichiklla kutaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative kutanku kutankukuna accusative kutankuta kutankukunata dative kutankuman kutankukunaman genitive kutankupa kutankukunap locative kutankupi kutankukunapi terminative kutankukama kutankukunakama ablative kutankumanta kutankukunamanta instrumental kutankuwan kutankukunawan comitative kutankuntin kutankukunantin abessive kutankunnaq kutankukunannaq comparative kutankuhina kutankukunahina causative kutankurayku kutankukunarayku benefactive kutankupaq kutankukunapaq associative kutankupura kutankukunapura distributive kutankunka kutankukunanka exclusive kutankulla kutankukunalla

See also

• kutay

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

kuta (Cyrillic spelling кута)

1. genitive singular of kut

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Etymology 1

Historically represented as كُٹَ (kuta), where the /t/ is alveolar.

Verb

-kuta (infinitive kukuta)

1. to come upon; find
   • 1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 3:

     […] lakini mara alijikuta akisema kichinichini, "Potelea mbali, nitakwenda."

     […] but suddenly he found himself saying secretly, "To hell, I'll go."

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kuta
Positive present -nakuta Subjunctive -kute Negative -kuti Imperative singular kuta
Infinitives
Positive kukuta Negative kutokuta
Imperatives
Singular kuta Plural kuteni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukuta Positive past positive subject concord + -likuta Negative past negative subject concord + -kukuta
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakuta) Singular Plural 1st person ninakuta/nakuta tunakuta 2nd person unakuta mnakuta 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakuta wanakuta other classes positive subject concord + -nakuta
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kuti) Singular Plural 1st person sikuti hatukuti 2nd person hukuti hamkuti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakuti hawakuti other classes negative subject concord + -kuti
Positive future positive subject concord + -takuta Negative future negative subject concord + -takuta
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kute) Singular Plural 1st person nikute tukute 2nd person ukute mkute 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akute wakute other classes positive subject concord + -kute
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikute Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekuta Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekuta Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikuta Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikuta
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akuta) Singular Plural 1st person nakuta twakuta 2nd person wakuta mwakuta 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akuta wakuta m-mi(III/IV) wakuta yakuta ji-ma(V/VI) lakuta yakuta ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakuta vyakuta n(IX/X) yakuta zakuta u(XI) wakuta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakuta pa(XVI) pakuta mu(XVIII) mwakuta
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekuta "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakuta "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakuta "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikuta "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokuta Consecutive kakuta / positive subject concord + -kakuta Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakute
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikuta -tukuta 2nd person -kukuta -wakuta/-kukuteni/-wakuteni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkuta -wakuta m-mi(III/IV) -ukuta -ikuta ji-ma(V/VI) -likuta -yakuta ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikuta -vikuta n(IX/X) -ikuta -zikuta u(XI) -ukuta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukuta pa(XVI) -pakuta mu(XVIII) -mukuta Reflexive -jikuta
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kuta- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kutaye -kutao m-mi(III/IV) -kutao -kutayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kutalo -kutayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kutacho -kutavyo n(IX/X) -kutayo -kutazo u(XI) -kutao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutako pa(XVI) -kutapo mu(XVIII) -kutamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kuta) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekuta -okuta m-mi(III/IV) -okuta -yokuta ji-ma(V/VI) -lokuta -yokuta ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokuta -vyokuta n(IX/X) -yokuta -zokuta u(XI) -okuta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokuta pa(XVI) -pokuta mu(XVIII) -mokuta
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -kutwa
  • Reciprocal: -kutana

Etymology 2

Historically represented as كُتَ (kut̠a), where the /t̠/ is dental.

Verb

-kuta (infinitive kukuta)

1. to satisfy

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kuta
Positive present -nakuta Subjunctive -kute Negative -kuti Imperative singular kuta
Infinitives
Positive kukuta Negative kutokuta
Imperatives
Singular kuta Plural kuteni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukuta Positive past positive subject concord + -likuta Negative past negative subject concord + -kukuta
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakuta) Singular Plural 1st person ninakuta/nakuta tunakuta 2nd person unakuta mnakuta 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakuta wanakuta other classes positive subject concord + -nakuta
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kuti) Singular Plural 1st person sikuti hatukuti 2nd person hukuti hamkuti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakuti hawakuti other classes negative subject concord + -kuti
Positive future positive subject concord + -takuta Negative future negative subject concord + -takuta
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kute) Singular Plural 1st person nikute tukute 2nd person ukute mkute 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akute wakute other classes positive subject concord + -kute
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikute Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekuta Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekuta Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikuta Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikuta
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akuta) Singular Plural 1st person nakuta twakuta 2nd person wakuta mwakuta 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akuta wakuta m-mi(III/IV) wakuta yakuta ji-ma(V/VI) lakuta yakuta ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakuta vyakuta n(IX/X) yakuta zakuta u(XI) wakuta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakuta pa(XVI) pakuta mu(XVIII) mwakuta
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekuta "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakuta "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakuta "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikuta "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokuta Consecutive kakuta / positive subject concord + -kakuta Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakute
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikuta -tukuta 2nd person -kukuta -wakuta/-kukuteni/-wakuteni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkuta -wakuta m-mi(III/IV) -ukuta -ikuta ji-ma(V/VI) -likuta -yakuta ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikuta -vikuta n(IX/X) -ikuta -zikuta u(XI) -ukuta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukuta pa(XVI) -pakuta mu(XVIII) -mukuta Reflexive -jikuta
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kuta- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kutaye -kutao m-mi(III/IV) -kutao -kutayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kutalo -kutayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kutacho -kutavyo n(IX/X) -kutayo -kutazo u(XI) -kutao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutako pa(XVI) -kutapo mu(XVIII) -kutamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kuta) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekuta -okuta m-mi(III/IV) -okuta -yokuta ji-ma(V/VI) -lokuta -yokuta ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokuta -vyokuta n(IX/X) -yokuta -zokuta u(XI) -okuta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokuta pa(XVI) -pokuta mu(XVIII) -mokuta
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -kutwa
  • Reciprocal: -kutana

Etymology 3

Noun

kuta

1. plural of ukuta

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʉːˌta/
• Rhymes: -²ʉːta

Verb

kuta (present kutar, preterite kutade, supine kutat, imperative kuta)

1. (colloquial) to run; to move very quickly on two feet

   Synonyms: springa, (colloquial) lubba

Conjugation

Conjugation of kuta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	kuta		—
supine	kutat		—
imperative	kuta		—
imper. plural1	kuten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	kutar	kutade	—	—
ind. plural1	kuta	kutade	—	—
subjunctive2	kute	kutade	—	—
present participle		kutande
past participle		kutad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• kuta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kuta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kuta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• akut

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cota — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay kota, from Sanskrit कोट (koṭa, “fort; castle”) or Sanskrit कोट्ट (koṭṭa, “fort; castle”) or Tamil கோட்டம் (kōṭṭam, “city”). Compare Indonesian kota and Javanese ꦏꦸꦛ (kutha).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkutaʔ/ [ˈkuː.t̪ɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -utaʔ
• Syllabification: ku‧ta

Noun

kutà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆ)

1. citadel; fort; fortress; fortification

   Synonyms: moog, muralya, tanggulan, alkasar

2. (figurative) hiding place; den

   Synonym: taguan

Derived terms

• kutaan
• kutain
• magkuta
• manguta

Related terms

• Cotabato

Etymology 2

Early borrowing from Spanish cota, from Old French cote, from Latin cotta (“undercoat, tunic”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkuta/ [ˈkuː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -uta
• Syllabification: ku‧ta

Noun

kuta (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆ) (obsolete)

1. mail (armor) [16th–17th c.]

   Synonyms: kutamaya, (obsolete) barong-bakal

Derived terms

• magkuta

Related terms

• kutamaya

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkuta/ [ˈkuː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -uta
• Syllabification: ku‧ta

Noun

kuta (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆ)

1. Alternative form of kota

Further reading

• “kuta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[2], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 198: “Cota) Cota (pp) de malla, metaf) de cota que es la çerca de piedra, porque diçen ellos que [la cota] de malla es çerca del cuerpo”
  • page 323: “Fortaleça) Cota (pp) de çiudad”
  • page 438: “Muro) Cota (pp) M. de ciudad o pueblo, hacianla eſtos [antiguamente] de palos gruesos o de palmas”
  • page 611: “Zerca) Cota (pp) de cal y canto”

Anagrams

• utak, tuka

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	kuta
Brazilian standard	kuta
New Tribes	cuta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kuta]

Noun

kuta (possessed kudu)

1. semen, sperm

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “chuudu”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[3], Lyon
• Lauer, Matthew Taylor (2005) Fertility in Amazonia: Indigenous Concepts of the Human Reproductive Process Among the Ye’kwana of Southern Venezuela‎^[4], Santa Barbara: University of California, pages 217–218: “cuta”
• Gongora, Majoí Fávero (2017) Ääma ashichaato: replicações, transformações, pessoas e cantos entre os Ye’kwana do rio Auaris‎^[5], corrected edition, São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo, pages 183, 376–377: “kuta”