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Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀝𑀓 (kaṇṭaka), from Sanskrit कण्टक (kaṇṭaka, “thorn”).
Pronunciation
Noun
کانْٹا • (kā̃ṭā) m (Hindi spelling काँटा)
- thorn
- fork (utensil)
- earring
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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کانٹا (kā̃ṭā)
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کانٹے (kā̃ṭe)
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| oblique
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کانٹے (kā̃ṭe)
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کانٹوں (kā̃ṭõ)
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| vocative
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کانٹے (kā̃ṭe)
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کانٹو (kā̃ṭo)
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Further reading
- “کانٹا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “کانٹا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “کانٹا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.