# kota
## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English quota, from Latin quota, from Latin quota pars.

### Noun

kota
* quota

## Esperanto
### Etymology

From koto +‎ -a.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

kota (accusative singular kotan, plural kotaj, accusative plural kotajn)
* muddy

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kota (compare Estonian koda), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kota (compare Erzya кудо (kudo), Hungarian ház).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkotɑ/, [ˈko̞t̪ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -otɑ
* Hyphenation: ko‧ta

### Noun

kota
* A conical or hemispherical shelter with an open fireplace in the middle, usually supported by a frame of wooden poles and covered with a variety of materials including hides, textile fabric, peat and timber; known in some English texts by its Northern Sami name goahti.
** Specifically, a saamelaiskota.
* (botany) capsule
* core of an apple
    Synonym: kara

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kota (Kotus type 10*F/koira, t-d gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kotani
kotani
accusative
nom.
kotani
kotani
gen.
kotani
genitive
kotani
kotieni kotaini $^{rare}$
partitive
kotaani
kotiani
inessive
kodassani
kodissani
elative
kodastani
kodistani
illative
kotaani
kotiini
adessive
kodallani
kodillani
ablative
kodaltani
kodiltani
allative
kodalleni
kodilleni
essive
kotanani
kotinani
translative
kodakseni
kodikseni
abessive
kodattani
kodittani
instructive
comitative
—kotineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kotasi
kotasi
accusative
nom.
kotasi
kotasi
gen.
kotasi
genitive
kotasi
kotiesi kotaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
kotaasi
kotiasi
inessive
kodassasi
kodissasi
elative
kodastasi
kodistasi
illative
kotaasi
kotiisi
adessive
kodallasi
kodillasi
ablative
kodaltasi
kodiltasi
allative
kodallesi
kodillesi
essive
kotanasi
kotinasi
translative
kodaksesi
kodiksesi
abessive
kodattasi
kodittasi
instructive
comitative
—kotinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kotamme
kotamme
accusative
nom.
kotamme
kotamme
gen.
kotamme
genitive
kotamme
kotiemme kotaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
kotaamme
kotiamme
inessive
kodassamme
kodissamme
elative
kodastamme
kodistamme
illative
kotaamme
kotiimme
adessive
kodallamme
kodillamme
ablative
kodaltamme
kodiltamme
allative
kodallemme
kodillemme
essive
kotanamme
kotinamme
translative
kodaksemme
kodiksemme
abessive
kodattamme
kodittamme
instructive
comitative
—kotinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kotanne
kotanne
accusative
nom.
kotanne
kotanne
gen.
kotanne
genitive
kotanne
kotienne kotainne $^{rare}$
partitive
kotaanne
kotianne
inessive
kodassanne
kodissanne
elative
kodastanne
kodistanne
illative
kotaanne
kotiinne
adessive
kodallanne
kodillanne
ablative
kodaltanne
kodiltanne
allative
kodallenne
kodillenne
essive
kotananne
kotinanne
translative
kodaksenne
kodiksenne
abessive
kodattanne
kodittanne
instructive
comitative
—kotinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kotansa
kotansa
accusative
nom.
kotansa
kotansa
gen.
kotansa
genitive
kotansa
kotiensa kotainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
kotaansa
kotiaan kotiansa
inessive
kodassaan kodassansa
kodissaan kodissansa
elative
kodastaan kodastansa
kodistaan kodistansa
illative
kotaansa
kotiinsa
adessive
kodallaan kodallansa
kodillaan kodillansa
ablative
kodaltaan kodaltansa
kodiltaan kodiltansa
allative
kodalleen kodallensa
kodilleen kodillensa
essive
kotanaan kotanansa
kotinaan kotinansa
translative
kodakseen kodaksensa
kodikseen kodiksensa
abessive
kodattaan kodattansa
kodittaan kodittansa
instructive
comitative
—kotineen kotinensa :

#### Derived terms

* grillikota
* hirsikota
* kalakota
* kansikota
* keittokota
* kodanpohja
* kotahedelmä
* Kotajärvi
* kotakuusama
* Kotala
* Kotamäki
* Kotanen
* Kotaniemi
* kotelo
* koti
* koto
* kotus
* lappalaiskota
* läpikotainen
* läpikotaisin
* neulakota
* nuottakota
* pistekota
* riukukota
* saamelaiskota
* siemenkota
* turvekota
* viinakota

#### See also

* kammi
* teltta
* Goahti on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### References

* ↑ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “kota”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

### Further reading

* “kota”, 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 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* kato, toka

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kota/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ko‧ta

### Etymology 1

From Malay kota, from Classical Malay kota, from Tamil கோட்டம் (kōṭṭam, “city”) or Sanskrit कोट्ट (koṭṭa, “city”).
* The sense in government was coined by Indonesian politician Teuku Muhammad Hasan in 1945 to translate Dutch gemeente or stadsgemeente.
* Displaced Dutch stad (“city, town”) by Komisi Bahasa Indonesia as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah No.38 Year III Month 3 (2604) in 1944.

#### Noun

kota (plural kota-kota)
* city,
** (urban studies) A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
** (government) The second-level urban administrative division in Indonesia.

##### Usage notes

* The sense of second-level urban administrative division is used since 1999. The previous term for second-level urban administrative division are kota madya (1965-1999) and kota praja (~1965). The second-level urban administrative division in Java during colonial period were Dutch stadsgemeente (literally “urban commune”) and Japanese 市 (shi, “city”) which romanised as si.
* Before 1999, kota was used to describe urban administrative division, which can be a first-level administrative division (kota raya), a second-level administrative division (kota madya), a third-level administrative division (kota administratif), or a fourth-level administrative division (kota kecamatan).

##### Derived terms

* berkota
* kekota-kotaan
* kekotaan
* mengota
* mengotai
* mengotakan
* pengotaan
* perkotaan
* kota administrasi
* kota administratif
* kota industri
* kota jasa
* kota kecamatan
* kota kosmopolitan
* kota layak anak
* kota madya
* kota megalopolitan
* kota megapolitan
* kota metropolitan
* kota pelabuhan
* kota perdagangan
* kota pinggiran
* kota praja
* kota pusat religi
* kota raya
* kota satelit
* kota suci
* ibu kota
* negara kota
* wali kota

### Etymology 2

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Root

kota
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##### Derived terms

* dikotakan
* mengotakan

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Serua [Term?].

#### Noun

kota (plural kota-kota)
* a small box made of pandan leaves, a place to store valuables, usually carried by the Serua indigenous people

### Etymology 4

Borrowed from Kur [Term?], probably cognate of Etymology 1.

#### Noun

kota (plural kota-kota)
* a garden that has been fenced with a stone fence

### Etymology 5

Borrowed from Blagar [Term?], probably cognate of Etymology 1.

#### Noun

kota (plural kota-kota)
* fence made of coral piles

### Further reading

* “kota” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Javanese
### Noun

kota
* Nonstandard spelling of kutha.

## Kituba
### Verb

kota
* to go in, to enter

## Lingala
### Verb

kota
* to enter

## Lower Sorbian
### Noun

kota
* Superseded spelling of kóta.

## Makasar
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkota]

### Verb

kota (Lontara spelling ᨀᨚᨈ, semi-transitive anngota)
* (transitive) to chew

## Malay
### Etymology

From Sanskrit कोट्ट (koṭṭa) or Tamil கோட்டம் (kōṭṭam).

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ta
* Rhymes: -a

### Noun

kota (Jawi spelling کوتا, plural kota-kota, informal 1st possessive kotaku, 2nd possessive kotamu, 3rd possessive kotanya)
* city
    Synonym: bandar raya

#### Descendants

* > Indonesian: kota (inherited)
* > Peranakan Indonesian: kota (inherited)
* → Swahili: ukuta
* → Tagalog: kuta

### See also

* (Indonesian) kota

### Further reading

* “kota” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Peranakan Indonesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Malay kota.

### Noun

kota
* city
    Synonym: stad

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɔ.ta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔta
* Syllabification: ko‧ta

### Noun

kota m
* accusative/genitive singular of kot

## Slavomolisano
### Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian kotao.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kǒta/

### Noun

kota m
* cauldron

#### Declension
### References

* Walter Breu and Giovanni Piccoli (2000), Dizionario croato molisano di Acquaviva Collecroce: Dizionario plurilingue della lingua slava della minoranza di provenienza dalmata di Acquaviva Collecroce in Provincia di Campobasso (Parte grammaticale).

## Swedish
### Noun

kota c
* a vertebra, an element of the backbone

#### Related terms

* ryggkota

#### See also

* diskbråck
* kotlett

### References

* kota in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* kota in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* kota in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* toka

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* kuwota
* kuta

### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cuota (“quota”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈkota/ [ˈkoː.t̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -ota
* Syllabification: ko‧ta

### Noun

kota (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆ)
* quota
    Synonym: takda

#### Derived terms

* kotahan
* makakota

### Anagrams

* akto, toka, tako, kato, Atok

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قوته (kota), from French quota.

### Noun

kota (definite accusative kotayı, plural kotalar)
* quota

### Further reading

* Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “kota2”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kota”, in Nişanyan Sözlük