जूता
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (jutta, “joined”), from Sanskrit युक्त (yukta, “joined, yoked”) or युक्तक (yuktaka, “pair”). Cognate with Nepali जुत्ता (juttā) and Punjabi ਜੁੱਤਾ (juttā)/جُتّا (juttā). Doublet of युक्त (yukt).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒuː.t̪ɑː/, [d͡ʒuː.t̪äː]
Noun
जूता • (jūtā) m (Urdu spelling جوتا)
- shoe
- जूता मारना/उछालना ― jūtā mārnā/uchālnā ― to beat badly; to insult (literally, “to hit with a shoe”)
- पापा मुझपे जूता मरेंगे अगर मैं एग्ज़ाम फ़ेल करूँ।
- pāpā mujhpe jūtā mareṅge agar ma͠i egzām fel karū̃.
- Dad will beat me with a shoe if I fail the exam.
- जूता खाना ― jūtā khānā ― to be beaten badly (literally, “to eat a shoe”)
Declension
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जूता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yuktá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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