कटक

Braj

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कटक (kaṭaka).

Noun

कटक (kaṭak) m

1. army, host
2. bracelet

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कटक (kaṭaka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kə.ʈək/, [kɐ.ʈɐk]

Noun

कटक • (kaṭak) m

1. (geography) ridge
2. army, host
   • 1874, Duncan Forbes, The baital-pachisi: or, The Twenty-five tales of a demon, page 81:

     राजा कटक लिये हुवेली घेरे हुए था

     rājā kaṭak liye huvelī ghere hue thā

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Proper noun

कटक • (kaṭak) m

1. Cuttack

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कटक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “कटक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कटक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কটক (Assamese script)
• ᬓᬝᬓ (Balinese script)
• কটক (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰘𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑀝𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• ကဋက (Burmese script)
• કટક (Gujarati script)
• ਕਟਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑌟𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦛꦏ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂗𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• ಕಟಕ (Kannada script)
• កដក (Khmer script)
• ກຏກ (Lao script)
• കടക (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᠠᢞᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘘𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠠᢌᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑦸𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑐚𑐎 (Newa script)
• କଟକ (Odia script)
• ꢒꢜꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆛𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖘𑖎 (Siddham script)
• කටක (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩦𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚔𑚊 (Takri script)
• கடக (Tamil script)
• కటక (Telugu script)
• กฏก (Thai script)
• ཀ་ཊ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒙𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨔𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ʈɐ.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.ʈɐ.kɐ/

Etymology 1

Probably related to कट (kaṭa, “a twist of straw, straw mat”).

Noun

कटक • (kaṭaka) stem, m or n

1. a string
2. a bracelet of gold or shell etc.
3. a zone
4. the link of a chain
5. a ring serving for a bridle-bit
6. a ring placed as ornament upon an elephant's tusk
7. a circle, wheel

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कटक (kaṭaka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कटकः kaṭakaḥ	कटकौ / कटका¹ kaṭakau / kaṭakā¹	कटकाः / कटकासः¹ kaṭakāḥ / kaṭakāsaḥ¹
Vocative	कटक kaṭaka	कटकौ / कटका¹ kaṭakau / kaṭakā¹	कटकाः / कटकासः¹ kaṭakāḥ / kaṭakāsaḥ¹
Accusative	कटकम् kaṭakam	कटकौ / कटका¹ kaṭakau / kaṭakā¹	कटकान् kaṭakān
Instrumental	कटकेन kaṭakena	कटकाभ्याम् kaṭakābhyām	कटकैः / कटकेभिः¹ kaṭakaiḥ / kaṭakebhiḥ¹
Dative	कटकाय kaṭakāya	कटकाभ्याम् kaṭakābhyām	कटकेभ्यः kaṭakebhyaḥ
Ablative	कटकात् kaṭakāt	कटकाभ्याम् kaṭakābhyām	कटकेभ्यः kaṭakebhyaḥ
Genitive	कटकस्य kaṭakasya	कटकयोः kaṭakayoḥ	कटकानाम् kaṭakānām
Locative	कटके kaṭake	कटकयोः kaṭakayoḥ	कटकेषु kaṭakeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of कटक (kaṭaka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कटकम् kaṭakam	कटके kaṭake	कटकानि / कटका¹ kaṭakāni / kaṭakā¹
Vocative	कटक kaṭaka	कटके kaṭake	कटकानि / कटका¹ kaṭakāni / kaṭakā¹
Accusative	कटकम् kaṭakam	कटके kaṭake	कटकानि / कटका¹ kaṭakāni / kaṭakā¹
Instrumental	कटकेन kaṭakena	कटकाभ्याम् kaṭakābhyām	कटकैः / कटकेभिः¹ kaṭakaiḥ / kaṭakebhiḥ¹
Dative	कटकाय kaṭakāya	कटकाभ्याम् kaṭakābhyām	कटकेभ्यः kaṭakebhyaḥ
Ablative	कटकात् kaṭakāt	कटकाभ्याम् kaṭakābhyām	कटकेभ्यः kaṭakebhyaḥ
Genitive	कटकस्य kaṭakasya	कटकयोः kaṭakayoḥ	कटकानाम् kaṭakānām
Locative	कटके kaṭake	कटकयोः kaṭakayoḥ	कटकेषु kaṭakeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Etymology 2

Of unclear, possibly Dravidian, origin.

Noun

कटक • (kaṭaka) stem, m or n

1. a royal camp
2. an army
3. a multitude, troop, caravan
4. collection, compilation
5. sea salt

Proper noun

कटक • (kaṭaka) stem, m or n

1. name of the capital of the Orissa: Cuttack

Etymology 3

Probably from the same origin as घट्ट (ghaṭṭa, “wharf; riverside steps”).

Noun

कटक • (kaṭaka) stem, m or n

1. the side or ridge of a hill or mountain
2. a valley, dale

Etymology 4

From कट (kaṭa, “straw mat”).

Noun

कटक • (kaṭaka) stem, m

1. a twist of straw, a straw mat

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “कटक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 243/3.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 46-7
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎^[2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 140