कुत्रा

कुत्रा

See also: क़तर, कतर, कुत्र, and कुत्री

Marathi

Etymology

नपुसकलिंग (napusakliṅga): कुत्रे n (kutre)
पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): कुत्रा m (kutrā)
स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): कुत्री f (kutrī)

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘳𑘝𑘲𑘨𑘰 (kutīrā), from Maharastri Prakrit *𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢-𑀇𑀭-𑀅 (*kutta-ira-a), from 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀭- (-ira-) + -𑀓- (-ka-)[1], from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*kutta). Cognate with Gujarati કૂતરો (kūtro), Hindi कुत्ता (kuttā), Punjabi ਕੁੱਤਾ (kuttā) / کُتّا‎ (kuttā), Bengali কুত্তা (kutta), Sylheti ꠇꠥꠔ꠆ꠔꠣ (kutta).

Noun

कुत्रा • (kutrā) m

1. dog

   Synonym: श्वान (śvān)

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kuttira”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “कुत्रा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “कुत्रा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “कुत्रा”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.