kurta
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
khurta
kurti
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Hindi कुरता (kurtā)/Urdu کرتا (kurtā), from Classical Persian کرته (kurta).
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Noun ===
kurta (plural kurtas)
A traditional article of clothing worn in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, consisting of a loose, collarless, long-sleeved, knee-length shirt worn by both men and women.
==== Descendants ====
→ Polish: kurta
==== Translations ====
=== References ===
“kurta”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“kurta”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“kurta”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.
“kurta”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026
=== Anagrams ===
Kartu, Kraut, kraut
== Afar ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkurta/ [ˈkʊɾtʌ]
Hyphenation: kur‧ta
=== Noun ===
kúrta m
sharing
(mathematics) division
==== References ====
Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
== Esperanto ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Ido kurta.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkurta/
Rhymes: -urta
Syllabification: kur‧ta
=== Adjective ===
kurta (accusative singular kurtan, plural kurtaj, accusative plural kurtajn)
(chiefly poetic) short
==== Synonyms ====
mallonga
==== Antonyms ====
longa
=== Further reading ===
“kurta”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
“kurta”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026
== Hungarian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin curta, feminine of curtus (“shortened”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈkurtɒ]
Hyphenation: kur‧ta
Rhymes: -tɒ
=== Adjective ===
kurta (comparative kurtább, superlative legkurtább)
short, brief, curt
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
kurta in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
== Ido ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French court, German kurz, Italian corto, Spanish corto. Decision no. 224, Progreso IV.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkurta/
=== Adjective ===
kurta
short
Antonym: longa
==== Derived terms ====
kurte (“in short, briefly”)
kurtigar (“to shorten”)
plukurtigar (“to shorten, make (something) shorter”)
kurteskar (“to contract, shrink”)
== Latvian ==
=== Participle ===
kurta
inflection of kurts:
genitive singular masculine
nominative singular feminine
== Polish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkur.ta/
Rhymes: -urta
Syllabification: kur‧ta
=== Etymology 1 ===
Uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from Romanian scurtă or Hungarian kurta, from Latin curta.
==== Noun ====
kurta f
augmentative of kurtka
=== Etymology 2 ===
Borrowed from English kurta, from Hindi कुरता (kurtā).
==== Noun ====
kurta f
kurta (loose, collarless, long-sleeved, knee-length shirt)
===== Declension =====
=== Further reading ===
“kurta”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
“kurta”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[5] (in Polish)
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Hindi.
=== Noun ===
kurta f (plural kurtas)
kurta (a knee-length shirt used in southeast Asia)