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

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kʰəʈ.ʈɑː/

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)

See also

Basic tastes in Urdu · ذائِقے (zāiqe) (layout · text)
مِیٹھا (mīṭhā)	کَھٹّا (khaṭṭā)	نَمکِین (namkīn)	کَڑوا (kaṛvā)	تِیکھا (tīkhā)	[Term?]