کانٹا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀝𑀓 (kaṇṭaka), from Sanskrit कण्टक (kaṇṭaka, “thorn”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kɑ̃ː.ʈɑː/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː
  • Hyphenation: کان٘‧ٹا

Noun

کانْٹا • (kā̃ṭā) m (Hindi spelling काँटा)

  1. thorn
  2. fork (utensil)
  3. earring

Declension
Declension of کانٹا
singular plural
direct کانٹا (kā̃ṭā) کانٹے (kā̃ṭe)
oblique کانٹے (kā̃ṭe) کانٹوں (kā̃ṭõ)
vocative کانٹے (kā̃ṭe) کانٹو (kā̃ṭo)

Further reading
  • “کانٹا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “کانٹا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “کانٹا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
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