kuta
Britishnoun
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a male dog
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derogatory a man or boy regarded as unpleasant or contemptible
Etymology
Origin of kuta
C21: Hindi
Example Sentences
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This word is almost identical with the Sanscrit kuta, which also signifies a mountain; but kuta and codadh are only secondary words.
From Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery by Borrow, George Henry
Very truly Sa@nkara's commentator here remarks, 'atra kekin muhyanti akhandakinmâtrajânân muktasyâjñânâbhâvât kuta âjñânika-dharmayogah,' and the way in which thereupon he himself attempts to get over the difficulty certainly does not improve matters.
From The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 by Thibaut, George
The Sanscrit possesses the radical of kuta, and that is kuda, to heap up, but the Irish does not possess the radical of codadh.
From Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery by Borrow, George Henry
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