کتا

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Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *kútas?
    Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta)
    Pahari-Potwari کُتّا (kuttā)

    From Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta), possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kútas.

    Pronunciation

    • (phr) IPA(key): /kʊt̪.t̪äː/

    Noun

    کُتّا (kuttā)

    1. dog
    2. male dog
    3. (vulgar, offensive) a term of abuse towards males

    Punjabi

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    Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Proto-Indo-Iranian *kútas?
      Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta)
      Punjabi کُتّا (kuttā)

      From Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta), possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kútas.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      کُتّا • (kuttā) m (feminine کُتّی, Gurmukhi spelling ਕੁੱਤਾ)

      1. dog
      2. (vulgar, offensive) a term of abuse towards males

      Declension

      Declension of کتا
      dir. sg. کُتّا (kuttā)
      dir. pl. کُتّے (kutte)
      singular plural
      direct کُتّا (kuttā) کُتّے (kutte)
      oblique کُتّے (kutte) کُتّیْاں (kuttiyāṉ)
      vocative کُتّیْا (kuttiyā) کُتّیو (kuttīv)
      ablative کُتّیوں (kuttīvṉ) کُتّیْاں (kuttiyāṉ)
      locative – کُتِّیں (kuttiīṉ)
      instrumental کُتّے (kutte) –

      Further reading

      • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کُتّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
      • Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “کتا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
      • “ਕੁੱਤਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
      • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*kutta¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 168

      Saraiki

      کتا

      Etymology

        Etymology tree
        Proto-Indo-Iranian *kútas?
        Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta)
        Saraiki کتا (ktā)

        From Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta), possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kútas.

        Pronunciation

        Noun

        کُتّا (kuttā) m

        1. dog
        2. (vulgar, offensive) a term of abuse

        Usage notes

        Can be considered vulgar if directed at an individual.

        Declension

        Declension of کتا
        singular plural
        direct کُتّا (kuttā) کُتّے (kutte)
        oblique کُتّے (kutte) کُتّیاں (kutteyā̃)
        vocative کُتّا (kuttā) کُتّیو (kutteyo)

        Urdu

        Etymology

          Etymology tree
          Proto-Indo-Iranian *kútas?
          Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta)
          Urdu کُتّا (kuttā)

          From Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta), possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kútas.

          Pronunciation

          Noun

          کُتّا • (kuttā) m (Hindi spelling कुत्ता)

          1. dog
            Synonyms: کُوکُر (kūkur), سَگ (sag), کَلْب (kalb)
            میرَا کُتَّا ہَمیشَہ بِلِّی پَر بَھوںکْتَا ہَےْ۔
            merā kuttā hameśa billī par bha͠uktā hai.
            My dog always barks at a cat.

          Declension

              Declension of کتا
          singular plural
          direct کُتّا (kuttā) کُتّے (kutte)
          oblique کُتّے (kutte) کُتّوں (kuttõ)
          vocative کُتّے (kutte) کُتّو (kutto)

          References

          • “کتا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
          • “کتا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.

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