kurta
See also: kurtā
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Traditional_Kurta_Indian_Style.jpg.webp)
A man wearing an Indian-style kurta
Alternative forms
- khurta
- kurti
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi कुरता (kurtā)/Urdu کرتا (kurtā), from Persian کرته (korte).
Noun
kurta (plural kurtas)
- A traditional article of clothing worn in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, consisting of a loose, collarless, long-sleeved, knee-length shirt worn by both men and women.
- 2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin 2015, p. 44:
- Now her fingers began to unbutton the ivory studs that ran slantwise across the chest of his kurta.
- 2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin 2015, p. 44:
Descendants
- → Polish: kurta
Translations
Indian shirt
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References
- “kurta”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- “kurta”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “kurta”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “kurta” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.
Anagrams
- Kartu, Kraut, kraut
Afar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuɾtʌ/
- Hyphenation: kur‧ta
Noun
kúrta m
- sharing
- (mathematics) division
References
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Ido kurta.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
kurta (accusative singular kurtan, plural kurtaj, accusative plural kurtajn)
- (chiefly poetic) short
- 2005, Federico Gobbo, “May European Union adopt a Lingua Franca?”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- La febla olda damo lante distiĝas per kurtaj paŝoj.
- The old weak Lady slowly took short steps away.
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Synonyms
- mallonga
Antonyms
- longa
Hungarian
Etymology
From Latin curta, feminine of curtus (“shortened”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkurtɒ]
- Hyphenation: kur‧ta
- Rhymes: -tɒ
Adjective
kurta (comparative kurtább, superlative legkurtább)
- short, brief, curt
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | kurta | kurták |
accusative | kurtát | kurtákat |
dative | kurtának | kurtáknak |
instrumental | kurtával | kurtákkal |
causal-final | kurtáért | kurtákért |
translative | kurtává | kurtákká |
terminative | kurtáig | kurtákig |
essive-formal | kurtaként | kurtákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | kurtában | kurtákban |
superessive | kurtán | kurtákon |
adessive | kurtánál | kurtáknál |
illative | kurtába | kurtákba |
sublative | kurtára | kurtákra |
allative | kurtához | kurtákhoz |
elative | kurtából | kurtákból |
delative | kurtáról | kurtákról |
ablative | kurtától | kurtáktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular | kurtáé | kurtáké |
non-attributive possessive - plural | kurtáéi | kurtákéi |
Derived terms
- kurtaság
- kurtácska
- kurtán
- kurtít
References
- kurta in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN
Further reading
- kurta in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from French court, German kurz, Italian corto, Spanish corto. Decision no. 224, Progreso IV.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkurta/
Adjective
kurta
- short
- Antonym: longa
Derived terms
- kurte (“in short, briefly”)
- kurtigar (“to shorten”)
- plukurtigar (“to shorten, make (something) shorter”)
- kurteskar (“to contract, shrink”)
Latvian
Participle
kurta
- genitive singular masculine form of kurts
- nominative singular feminine form of kurts
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkur.ta/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -urta
- Syllabification: kur‧ta
Etymology 1
Uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from Romanian scurtă or Hungarian kurta, from Latin curta.
Noun
kurta f
- Augmentative of kurtka
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English kurta, from Hindi कुरता (kurtā).
Noun
kurta f
- kurta (loose, collarless, long-sleeved, knee-length shirt)
Declension
Declension of kurta
singular | plural | |
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nominative | kurta | kurty |
genitive | kurty | kurt |
dative | kurcie | kurtom |
accusative | kurtę | kurty |
instrumental | kurtą | kurtami |
locative | kurcie | kurtach |
vocative | kurto | kurty |
Further reading
- kurta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kurta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Hindi.
Noun
kurta f (plural kurtas)
- kurta (a knee-length shirt used in southeast Asia)