कोट

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /koːʈ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (koṭṭa), from Sanskrit कोट्ट (koṭṭa), कोट (koṭa); ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭṭay (“wall”). Compare Tamil கோட்டை (kōṭṭai, “fort, castle, stronghold”).

Noun

कोट • (koṭ) m (Urdu spelling کوٹ)

1. fort, castle

   Synonyms: क़िला (qilā), गढ़ (gaṛh), दुर्ग (durg)

   अपने मकान को कोट समझके रखा है।

   apne makān ko koṭ samajhke rakhā hai.

   He thinks of his house as a castle.

Declension

Declension of कोट (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कोट koṭ	कोट koṭ
oblique	कोट koṭ	कोटों koṭõ
vocative	कोट koṭ	कोटो koṭo

References

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “kōṭṭai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, § 2207, page 198.
• Caldwell, Robert (1913) A Comparative Grammar of the Dravidian or South-Indian Family of Languages, 3rd edition, revised by Reverend J.L. Wyatt and T. Ramakrishna Pillai, London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., page 570
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎ (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 270
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume III, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 124–125
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kōṭṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 182
• Parpola, Asko (1988) “The Coming of the Aryans to Iran and India and the Cultural and Ethnic identity of the Dāsas”, in Studia Orientalia‎, volume 64, Helsinki, pages 258–259
• Uhlenbeck, C. C. (1898–1899) “koṭṭam”, in Kurzgefasstes etymologisches Wörterbuch der altindischen Sprache (in German), Amsterdam: Johannes Müller, page 66a, derives from कोष्ठ (koṣṭha)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English coat.

Noun

कोट • (koṭ) m (Urdu spelling کوٹ)

1. coat

Declension

Declension of कोट (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कोट koṭ	कोट koṭ
oblique	कोट koṭ	कोटों koṭõ
vocative	कोट koṭ	कोटो koṭo

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• कोट्ट (koṭṭa)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কোট (Assamese script)
• ᬓᭀᬝ (Balinese script)
• কোট (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰺𑰘 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑁄𑀝 (Brahmi script)
• ကောဋ (Burmese script)
• કોટ (Gujarati script)
• ਕੋਟ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑍋𑌟 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦺꦴꦛ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂷𑂗 (Kaithi script)
• ಕೋಟ (Kannada script)
• កោដ (Khmer script)
• ໂກຏ (Lao script)
• കോട (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᠣᢞᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘻𑘘 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠣᠸᠠᢌᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧜𑦸 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑑀𑐚 (Newa script)
• କୋଟ (Odia script)
• ꢒꣂꢜ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆾𑆛 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖺𑖘 (Siddham script)
• කොට (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩕𑩦 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚴𑚔 (Takri script)
• கோட (Tamil script)
• కోట (Telugu script)
• โกฏ (Thai script)
• ཀོ་ཊ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒼𑒙 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨆𑨔 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭṭay (“wall”). Compare Tamil கோட்டை (kōṭṭai, “fort, castle, stronghold”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɐw.ʈɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /koː.ʈɐ/

Noun

कोट • (koṭa) stem, m

1. fort, castle

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कोट

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	कोटः (koṭaḥ)	कोटौ (koṭau) कोटा¹ (koṭā¹)	कोटाः (koṭāḥ) कोटासः¹ (koṭāsaḥ¹)
accusative	कोटम् (koṭam)	कोटौ (koṭau) कोटा¹ (koṭā¹)	कोटान् (koṭān)
instrumental	कोटेन (koṭena)	कोटाभ्याम् (koṭābhyām)	कोटैः (koṭaiḥ) कोटेभिः¹ (koṭebhiḥ¹)
dative	कोटाय (koṭāya)	कोटाभ्याम् (koṭābhyām)	कोटेभ्यः (koṭebhyaḥ)
ablative	कोटात् (koṭāt)	कोटाभ्याम् (koṭābhyām)	कोटेभ्यः (koṭebhyaḥ)
genitive	कोटस्य (koṭasya)	कोटयोः (koṭayoḥ)	कोटानाम् (koṭānām)
locative	कोटे (koṭe)	कोटयोः (koṭayoḥ)	कोटेषु (koṭeṣu)
vocative	कोट (koṭa)	कोटौ (koṭau) कोटा¹ (koṭā¹)	कोटाः (koṭāḥ) कोटासः¹ (koṭāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Gujarati: કોડિ (koḍi)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (koṭṭa)
  • Hindi: कोट (koṭ)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਕੋਟ (koṭ)

  Shahmukhi script: کوٹ (koṭ)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kota”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 181