kuta

See also: Kuta, kutá, kutà, kutą, kuṭa, kúta, kūta, and kūṭa

Afar

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic, from Proto-Afroasiatic. Cognates include Hausa kútíi, Bole kutì, Dass kàt, Aasax kite.

Pronunciation 1

Kuta (1).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuta/ [ˈkʊtʌ]
• Hyphenation: ku‧ta

Noun

kúta m (plural kuutá f)

1. male dog

Declension

Declension of kúta
absolutive	kúta
predicative	kúta
subjective	kutí
genitive	kutí
Postpositioned forms l-case kútal k-case kútak t-case kútat h-case kútah

Pronunciation 2

Kuta (2).

• IPA^(key): /kuˈta/ [kʊˈtʌ]
• Hyphenation: ku‧ta

Noun

kutá f (plural kuutá f)

1. female dog; bitch

Declension

Declension of kutá
absolutive	kutá
predicative	kutá
subjective	kutá
genitive	kutá
Postpositioned forms l-case kutál k-case kuták t-case kutát h-case kutáh

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 152
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 24

Balinese

Romanization

kuta

1. Romanization of ᬓᬹᬝ.

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• kudta

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ku‧ta
• IPA^(key): /kuˈtaʔ/ [kuˈtaʔ]

Adverb

kutâ

1. used to express an unrealized intention or situation

   Nanggana kuta siya sa dalaganan, pero nadapa siya sa huri. ― He would have won the race, but he tripped at the very end.

2. used to express disappointment in a desired but unrealized result, especially due to an unfulfilled condition

   Nag-aadal na kuta ako ngunyan sa eskuwela, kun dai ako nagkahilang. ― I would have been studying in school right now, if only I hadn't gotten sick.

Blagar

Adjective

kuta

1. fat, thick

References

• A. Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkuta]

Participle

kuta

1. inflection of kout:
   1. feminine singular passive participle
   2. neuter plural passive participle

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkutɑ/, [ˈkut̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -utɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): ku‧ta

Pronoun

kuta

1. (interrogative, archaic) partitive singular of kuka

   Kuta etsit?

   Whom are you searching for?

2. (indefinite, archaic) partitive singular of kuka

Synonyms

• (interrogative & indefinite): ketä

Further reading

• “kuta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-12-01

Anagrams

• Akut, akut, katu

Icelandic

Noun

kuta

1. indefinite accusative singular of kuti
2. indefinite dative singular of kuti
3. indefinite genitive singular of kuti
4. indefinite accusative plural of kuti
5. indefinite genitive plural of kuti

Javanese

Noun

kuta

1. Nonstandard spelling of kutha.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uta
• Syllabification: ku‧ta

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

kuta

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of kuty

Etymology 2

From German Kutte.

Noun

kuta f

1. habit (a long piece of clothing worn by monks)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	kuta	kuty
genitive	kuty	kut
dative	kucie	kutom
accusative	kutę	kuty
instrumental	kutą	kutami
locative	kucie	kutach
vocative	kuto	kuty

Declension of kuta

Further reading

• kuta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Quechua

Noun

kuta

1. flour

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	kuta	kutakuna
accusative	kutata	kutakunata
dative	kutaman	kutakunaman
genitive	kutap	kutakunap
locative	kutapi	kutakunapi
terminative	kutakama	kutakunakama
ablative	kutamanta	kutakunamanta
instrumental	kutawan	kutakunawan
comitative	kutantin	kutakunantin
abessive	kutannaq	kutakunannaq
comparative	kutahina	kutakunahina
causative	kutarayku	kutakunarayku
benefactive	kutapaq	kutakunapaq
associative	kutapura	kutakunapura
distributive	kutanka	kutakunanka
exclusive	kutalla	kutakunalla

declension of kuta

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	kutay	kutaykuna
accusative	kutayta	kutaykunata
dative	kutayman	kutaykunaman
genitive	kutaypa	kutaykunap
locative	kutaypi	kutaykunapi
terminative	kutaykama	kutaykunakama
ablative	kutaymanta	kutaykunamanta
instrumental	kutaywan	kutaykunawan
comitative	kutaynintin	kutaykunantin
abessive	kutayninnaq	kutaykunannaq
comparative	kutayhina	kutaykunahina
causative	kutayrayku	kutaykunarayku
benefactive	kutaypaq	kutaykunapaq
associative	kutaypura	kutaykunapura
distributive	kutayninka	kutaykunanka
exclusive	kutaylla	kutaykunalla

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	kutayki	kutaykikuna
accusative	kutaykita	kutaykikunata
dative	kutaykiman	kutaykikunaman
genitive	kutaykipa	kutaykikunap
locative	kutaykipi	kutaykikunapi
terminative	kutaykikama	kutaykikunakama
ablative	kutaykimanta	kutaykikunamanta
instrumental	kutaykiwan	kutaykikunawan
comitative	kutaykintin	kutaykikunantin
abessive	kutaykinnaq	kutaykikunannaq
comparative	kutaykihina	kutaykikunahina
causative	kutaykirayku	kutaykikunarayku
benefactive	kutaykipaq	kutaykikunapaq
associative	kutaykipura	kutaykikunapura
distributive	kutaykinka	kutaykikunanka
exclusive	kutaykilla	kutaykikunalla

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	kutan	kutankuna
accusative	kutanta	kutankunata
dative	kutanman	kutankunaman
genitive	kutanpa	kutankunap
locative	kutanpi	kutankunapi
terminative	kutankama	kutankunakama
ablative	kutanmanta	kutankunamanta
instrumental	kutanwan	kutankunawan
comitative	kutanintin	kutankunantin
abessive	kutanninnaq	kutankunannaq
comparative	kutanhina	kutankunahina
causative	kutanrayku	kutankunarayku
benefactive	kutanpaq	kutankunapaq
associative	kutanpura	kutankunapura
distributive	kutaninka	kutankunanka
exclusive	kutanlla	kutankunalla

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	kutanchik	kutanchikkuna
accusative	kutanchikta	kutanchikkunata
dative	kutanchikman	kutanchikkunaman
genitive	kutanchikpa	kutanchikkunap
locative	kutanchikpi	kutanchikkunapi
terminative	kutanchikkama	kutanchikkunakama
ablative	kutanchikmanta	kutanchikkunamanta
instrumental	kutanchikwan	kutanchikkunawan
comitative	kutanchiknintin	kutanchikkunantin
abessive	kutanchikninnaq	kutanchikkunannaq
comparative	kutanchikhina	kutanchikkunahina
causative	kutanchikrayku	kutanchikkunarayku
benefactive	kutanchikpaq	kutanchikkunapaq
associative	kutanchikpura	kutanchikkunapura
distributive	kutanchikninka	kutanchikkunanka
exclusive	kutanchiklla	kutanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	kutayku	kutaykukuna
accusative	kutaykuta	kutaykukunata
dative	kutaykuman	kutaykukunaman
genitive	kutaykupa	kutaykukunap
locative	kutaykupi	kutaykukunapi
terminative	kutaykukama	kutaykukunakama
ablative	kutaykumanta	kutaykukunamanta
instrumental	kutaykuwan	kutaykukunawan
comitative	kutaykuntin	kutaykukunantin
abessive	kutaykunnaq	kutaykukunannaq
comparative	kutaykuhina	kutaykukunahina
causative	kutaykurayku	kutaykukunarayku
benefactive	kutaykupaq	kutaykukunapaq
associative	kutaykupura	kutaykukunapura
distributive	kutaykunka	kutaykukunanka
exclusive	kutaykulla	kutaykukunalla

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	kutaykichik	kutaykichikkuna
accusative	kutaykichikta	kutaykichikkunata
dative	kutaykichikman	kutaykichikkunaman
genitive	kutaykichikpa	kutaykichikkunap
locative	kutaykichikpi	kutaykichikkunapi
terminative	kutaykichikkama	kutaykichikkunakama
ablative	kutaykichikmanta	kutaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	kutaykichikwan	kutaykichikkunawan
comitative	kutaykichiknintin	kutaykichikkunantin
abessive	kutaykichikninnaq	kutaykichikkunannaq
comparative	kutaykichikhina	kutaykichikkunahina
causative	kutaykichikrayku	kutaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	kutaykichikpaq	kutaykichikkunapaq
associative	kutaykichikpura	kutaykichikkunapura
distributive	kutaykichikninka	kutaykichikkunanka
exclusive	kutaykichiklla	kutaykichikkunalla

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	kutanku	kutankukuna
accusative	kutankuta	kutankukunata
dative	kutankuman	kutankukunaman
genitive	kutankupa	kutankukunap
locative	kutankupi	kutankukunapi
terminative	kutankukama	kutankukunakama
ablative	kutankumanta	kutankukunamanta
instrumental	kutankuwan	kutankukunawan
comitative	kutankuntin	kutankukunantin
abessive	kutankunnaq	kutankukunannaq
comparative	kutankuhina	kutankukunahina
causative	kutankurayku	kutankukunarayku
benefactive	kutankupaq	kutankukunapaq
associative	kutankupura	kutankukunapura
distributive	kutankunka	kutankukunanka
exclusive	kutankulla	kutankukunalla

possessive forms of kuta

ñuqap - first-person singular

qampa - second-person singular

paypa - third-person singular

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

qamkunap - second-person plural

paykunap - third-person plural

See also

• kutay

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

kuta (Cyrillic spelling кута)

1. genitive singular of kut

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Etymology 1

Historically represented as كُٹَ (kuta), where the /t/ is alveolar.

Verb

-kuta (infinitive kukuta)

1. to come upon; find
   • 1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 3:

     […] lakini mara alijikuta akisema kichinichini, "Potelea mbali, nitakwenda."

     […] but suddenly he found himself saying secretly, "To hell, I'll go."

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kuta
Positive present -nakuta Subjunctive -kute Negative -kuti Imperative singular kuta
Infinitives
Positive kukuta Negative kutokuta
Imperatives
Singular kuta Plural kuteni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukuta Positive past positive subject concord + -likuta Negative past negative subject concord + -kukuta
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakuta) Singular Plural 1st person ninakuta/nakuta tunakuta 2nd person unakuta mnakuta 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakuta wanakuta other classes positive subject concord + -nakuta
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kuti) Singular Plural 1st person sikuti hatukuti 2nd person hukuti hamkuti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakuti hawakuti other classes negative subject concord + -kuti
Positive future positive subject concord + -takuta Negative future negative subject concord + -takuta
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kute) Singular Plural 1st person nikute tukute 2nd person ukute mkute 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akute wakute other classes positive subject concord + -kute
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikute Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekuta Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekuta Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikuta Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikuta
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akuta) Singular Plural 1st person nakuta twakuta 2nd person wakuta mwakuta 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akuta wakuta m-mi(III/IV) wakuta yakuta ji-ma(V/VI) lakuta yakuta ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakuta vyakuta n(IX/X) yakuta zakuta u(XI) wakuta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakuta pa(XVI) pakuta mu(XVIII) mwakuta
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekuta "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakuta "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakuta "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikuta "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokuta Consecutive kakuta / positive subject concord + -kakuta Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakute
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikuta -tukuta 2nd person -kukuta -wakuta/-kukuteni/-wakuteni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkuta -wakuta m-mi(III/IV) -ukuta -ikuta ji-ma(V/VI) -likuta -yakuta ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikuta -vikuta n(IX/X) -ikuta -zikuta u(XI) -ukuta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukuta pa(XVI) -pakuta mu(XVIII) -mukuta Reflexive -jikuta
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kuta- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kutaye -kutao m-mi(III/IV) -kutao -kutayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kutalo -kutayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kutacho -kutavyo n(IX/X) -kutayo -kutazo u(XI) -kutao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutako pa(XVI) -kutapo mu(XVIII) -kutamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kuta) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekuta -okuta m-mi(III/IV) -okuta -yokuta ji-ma(V/VI) -lokuta -yokuta ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokuta -vyokuta n(IX/X) -yokuta -zokuta u(XI) -okuta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokuta pa(XVI) -pokuta mu(XVIII) -mokuta
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -kutwa
  • Reciprocal: -kutana

Etymology 2

Historically represented as كُتَ (kut̠a), where the /t̠/ is dental.

Verb

-kuta (infinitive kukuta)

1. to satisfy

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kuta
Positive present -nakuta Subjunctive -kute Negative -kuti Imperative singular kuta
Infinitives
Positive kukuta Negative kutokuta
Imperatives
Singular kuta Plural kuteni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukuta Positive past positive subject concord + -likuta Negative past negative subject concord + -kukuta
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakuta) Singular Plural 1st person ninakuta/nakuta tunakuta 2nd person unakuta mnakuta 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakuta wanakuta other classes positive subject concord + -nakuta
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kuti) Singular Plural 1st person sikuti hatukuti 2nd person hukuti hamkuti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakuti hawakuti other classes negative subject concord + -kuti
Positive future positive subject concord + -takuta Negative future negative subject concord + -takuta
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kute) Singular Plural 1st person nikute tukute 2nd person ukute mkute 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akute wakute other classes positive subject concord + -kute
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikute Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekuta Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekuta Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikuta Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikuta
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akuta) Singular Plural 1st person nakuta twakuta 2nd person wakuta mwakuta 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akuta wakuta m-mi(III/IV) wakuta yakuta ji-ma(V/VI) lakuta yakuta ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakuta vyakuta n(IX/X) yakuta zakuta u(XI) wakuta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakuta pa(XVI) pakuta mu(XVIII) mwakuta
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekuta "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakuta "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakuta "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikuta "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokuta Consecutive kakuta / positive subject concord + -kakuta Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakute
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikuta -tukuta 2nd person -kukuta -wakuta/-kukuteni/-wakuteni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkuta -wakuta m-mi(III/IV) -ukuta -ikuta ji-ma(V/VI) -likuta -yakuta ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikuta -vikuta n(IX/X) -ikuta -zikuta u(XI) -ukuta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukuta pa(XVI) -pakuta mu(XVIII) -mukuta Reflexive -jikuta
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kuta- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kutaye -kutao m-mi(III/IV) -kutao -kutayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kutalo -kutayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kutacho -kutavyo n(IX/X) -kutayo -kutazo u(XI) -kutao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutako pa(XVI) -kutapo mu(XVIII) -kutamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kuta) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekuta -okuta m-mi(III/IV) -okuta -yokuta ji-ma(V/VI) -lokuta -yokuta ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokuta -vyokuta n(IX/X) -yokuta -zokuta u(XI) -okuta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokuta pa(XVI) -pokuta mu(XVIII) -mokuta
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -kutwa
  • Reciprocal: -kutana

Etymology 3

Noun

kuta

1. plural of ukuta

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʉːˌta/
• Rhymes: -²ʉːta

Verb

kuta (present kutar, preterite kutade, supine kutat, imperative kuta)

1. (colloquial) to run; to move very quickly on two feet

   Synonyms: springa, (colloquial) lubba

Conjugation

Conjugation of kuta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	kuta		—
supine	kutat		—
imperative	kuta		—
imper. plural1	kuten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	kutar	kutade	—	—
ind. plural1	kuta	kutade	—	—
subjunctive2	kute	kutade	—	—
present participle		kutande
past participle		kutad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• kuta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kuta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kuta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• akut

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cota — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay kota, from Sanskrit कोट (koṭa, “fort; castle”) or Sanskrit कोट्ट (koṭṭa, “fort; castle”) or Tamil கோட்டம் (kōṭṭam, “city”). Compare Indonesian kota and Javanese ꦏꦸꦛ (kutha).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkutaʔ/ [ˈkuː.t̪ɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -utaʔ
• Syllabification: ku‧ta

Noun

kutà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆ)

1. citadel; fort; fortress; fortification

   Synonyms: muog, muralya, tanggulan

2. (figurative) hiding place; den

   Synonym: taguan

Derived terms

• kutaan
• kutain
• magkuta
• manguta

Related terms

• Cotabato

Etymology 2

Early borrowing from Spanish cota, from Old French cote, from Latin cotta (“undercoat, tunic”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkuta/ [ˈkuː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -uta
• Syllabification: ku‧ta

Noun

kuta (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆ) (obsolete)

1. mail (armor) [16th–17th c.]

   Synonyms: kutamaya, (obsolete) barong-bakal

Derived terms

• magkuta

Related terms

• kutamaya

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkuta/ [ˈkuː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -uta
• Syllabification: ku‧ta

Noun

kuta (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆ)

1. Alternative form of kota

Further reading

• “kuta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 198: “Cota) Cota (pp) de malla, metaf) de cota que es la çerca de piedra, porque diçen ellos que [la cota] de malla es çerca del cuerpo”
  • page 323: “Fortaleça) Cota (pp) de çiudad”
  • page 438: “Muro) Cota (pp) M. de ciudad o pueblo, hacianla eſtos [antiguamente] de palos gruesos o de palmas”
  • page 611: “Zerca) Cota (pp) de cal y canto”

Anagrams

• utak, tuka

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	kuta
Brazilian standard	kuta
New Tribes	cuta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kuta]

Noun

kuta (possessed kudu)

1. semen, sperm

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “chuudu”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon
• Lauer, Matthew Taylor (2005) Fertility in Amazonia: Indigenous Concepts of the Human Reproductive Process Among the Ye’kwana of Southern Venezuela‎, Santa Barbara: University of California, pages 217–218: “cuta”
• Gongora, Majoí Fávero (2017) Ääma ashichaato: replicações, transformações, pessoas e cantos entre os Ye’kwana do rio Auaris‎, corrected edition, São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo, pages 183, 376–377: “kuta”