# kuta
## Afar
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation 1

* IPA: /ˈkuta/ [ˈkʊtʌ]
* Hyphenation: ku‧ta

#### Noun

kúta m (plural kuutá f)
* male dog

##### Declension

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

### Pronunciation 2

* IPA: /kuˈta/ [kʊˈtʌ]
* Hyphenation: ku‧ta

#### Noun

kutá f (plural kuutá f)
* female dog; bitch

##### Declension

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
* Romanization of ᬓᬹᬝ.

## Bikol Central
### Alternative forms

* kudta

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ku‧ta
* IPA: /kuˈtaʔ/ [kuˈtaʔ]

### Adverb

kutâ
* 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.
* 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
* fat, thick

### References

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

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkuta]

### Participle

kuta
* inflection of kout:
** feminine singular passive participle
** neuter plural passive participle

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkutɑ/, [ˈkut̪ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -utɑ
* Hyphenation: ku‧ta

### Pronoun

kuta
* (interrogative, archaic) partitive singular of kuka
    Kuta etsit?Whom are you searching for?
* (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
* indefinite accusative singular of kuti
* indefinite dative singular of kuti
* indefinite genitive singular of kuti
* indefinite accusative plural of kuti
* indefinite genitive plural of kuti

## Javanese
### Noun

kuta
* Nonstandard spelling of kutha.

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈku.ta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -uta
* Syllabification: ku‧ta

### Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Participle

kuta
* feminine nominative/vocative singular of kuty

### Etymology 2

From German Kutte.

#### Noun

kuta f
* habit (a long piece of clothing worn by monks)

##### Declension
### Further reading

* kuta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Quechua
### Noun

kuta
* flour

#### See also

* kutay

## Serbo-Croatian
### Noun

kuta (Cyrillic spelling кута)
* genitive singular of kut

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Etymology 1

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

#### Verb

-kuta (infinitive kukuta)
* 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 future | positive subject concord + -takuta |
| Negative future | negative subject concord + -takuta |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Relative forms :
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)
* 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 future | positive subject concord + -takuta |
| Negative future | negative subject concord + -takuta |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Relative forms :
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
* plural of ukuta

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkʉːˌta/
* Rhymes: -²ʉːta

### Verb

kuta (present kutar, preterite kutade, supine kutat, imperative kuta)
* (colloquial) to run; to move very quickly on two feet
    Synonyms: springa, (colloquial) lubba

#### Conjugation

$^1$ 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: /ˈkutaʔ/ [ˈkuː.t̪ɐʔ]
* Rhymes: -utaʔ
* Syllabification: ku‧ta

#### Noun

kutà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆ)
* citadel; fort; fortress; fortification
    Synonyms: moog, muralya, tanggulan, alkasar
* (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: /ˈkuta/ [ˈkuː.t̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -uta
* Syllabification: ku‧ta

#### Noun

kuta (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆ) (obsolete)
* mail (armor) [16th–17th c.]
    Synonyms: kutamaya, (obsolete) barong-bakal

##### Derived terms

* magkuta

##### Related terms

* kutamaya

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

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

#### Noun

kuta (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆ)
* 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
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kuta]

### Noun

kuta (possessed kudu)
* 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”