Cotta, Coṭṭā, Cōṭṭā: 3 definitions
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Cotta means something in Hindi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chotta.
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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryCoṭṭā (चोट्टा) [Also spelled chotta]:—(nm) a petty thief, pilferer; hence [coṭṭī] (feminine form); [coṭṭī kutiyā jalebiyoṃ kī rakhavālī] to set a fox to keep the geese.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCoṭṭa (ಚೊಟ್ಟ):—
1) [adjective] not straight; bent; curved; crooked.
2) [adjective] (fig.) not serving one’s original or main purpose; useless; worthless.
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Coṭṭa (ಚೊಟ್ಟ):—
1) [noun] the quality, condition or fact of being crooked; crookedness.
2) [noun] a man with crooked limbs; a crippled man.
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Cotta (ಚೊತ್ತ):—[noun] a man with a crooked hand or leg.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCoṭṭā (சொட்டா) noun See சொட்டை² [sottai²], 1. (W.)
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Cōṭṭā (சோட்டா) noun < Urdu chōṭā. See சோட்டாத்தடி. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [sottathadi. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
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Cōṭṭā (சோட்டா) adjectival < Hindustain chōṭā. Colloq.
1. Light; இலேசான. [ilesana.]
2. Little, small; சிறிய திருமடல் [siriya thirumadal]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+1): Cottahasri, Cottai-k-kala, Cottaiccol, Cottaicollai, Cottaikkaran, Cottaippal, Cottaippantam, Cottaittalai, Cottaival, Cottaivalai, Cottaivilu, Cottaiyalan, Cottaiyan, Cottaiyirpotu, Cottal, Cottali, Cottam, Cottamillie, Cottan, Cottattai.
Ends with: Labaracotta, Manacotta, Uparacotta.
Full-text: Sotta, Chotta, Cotti, Andhahuli chotta-kulpha, Mrinmurti, Shrotra, Cottahasri, Sottambatta, Cottattati, Shaktism, Supati, Stupa, Van.
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