کھٹا

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi کھٹّا (khaṭṭā, “yellow, sour”), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀝𑁆𑀝 (khaṭṭa), from Sanskrit खट्ट (khaṭṭa).

The expected outcome from direct inheritance is کھاٹا (khāṭā), so the lack of vowel lengthening before a geminate consonant means that the word was probably borrowed from Punjabi.

Pronunciation

Adjective

کَھٹّا • (khaṭṭā) (Hindi spelling खट्टा)

  1. sour
    نیمبو کھانے میں کھٹّا ہے۔
    The lemon is sour to the taste.
  2. mean, surly

Declension
Declension of کھٹا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct کھٹّا (khaṭṭā) کھٹّے (khaṭṭe) کھٹّی (khaṭṭī) کھٹّی (khaṭṭī)
indirect کھٹّے (khaṭṭe) کھٹّے (khaṭṭe) کھٹّی (khaṭṭī) کھٹّی (khaṭṭī)
vocative کھٹّے (khaṭṭe) کھٹّے (khaṭṭe) کھٹّی (khaṭṭī) کھٹّی (khaṭṭī)

See also
Basic tastes in Urdu · ذائِقے (zāiqe) (layout · text)
مِیٹھا (mīṭhā) کَھٹّا (khaṭṭā) نَمکِین (namkīn) کَڑوا (kaṛvā) تِیکھا (tīkhā) چَٹ پَٹا (caṭ-paṭā)
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