different between kot vs kotwal

Albanian

Etymology 1

Theoretically from Proto-Albanian *k?kta, of uncertain origin; potentially akin to Lithuanian koktùs (“disgusting”) via Proto-Indo-European. An older hypothesis connects it to Ancient Greek ????? (kótos, “rancor, grudge”).

Adverb

kot

1. worthlessly
2. in vain

Adjective

kot

1. worthless
2. pointless

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *k?ta, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kHtos (“shade, shadow, darkness”). Compare Old Irish scáth (“shadow”), Ancient Greek ?????? (skótos, “darkness”), Sanskrit ?????? (chattra, “umbrella”), English shadow.

Noun

kot m

1. darkness

References

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cot, cote, from Old Dutch [Term?] cota (in place names), kota (“little house”), from Proto-Germanic *kut?, *kutan (“shed”), probably of non-Indo-European origin, but possibly borrowed from Uralic; compare Finnish kota (“hut, house”) and Hungarian ház (“house”), both from Proto-Finno-Ugric/Proto-Uralic *kota. However, compare Dutch and English hut.

Cognate to English cot, cote, German Kate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?t/
• Hyphenation: kot
• Rhymes: -?t

Noun

kot n (plural kotten or koten, diminutive kotje n or kotteke n)

1. bad, ramshackle housing

2. rudimentary building to store (garden) material
3. (Belgium) student room

   Synonyms: kamer, studentenkamer, studentenkot

Related terms

• coterie
• keuter

References

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse surkot, syrkot, from Old French cote; surcote, from Frankish *kotta, *kotto, from Proto-Germanic *kuttô, from Proto-Indo-European *gudnó-, *g?ewd-. More at coat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?o??t/
• Rhymes: -o??t

Noun

kot n (genitive singular kots, plural kot)

1. coat (usually woollen)

Declension

Finnish

Interjection

kot

1. (onomatopoeia, usually repeated) cluck (sound made by hen)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?t/

Noun

kot m (plural kots)

1. (Belgium) student flat, student room

Derived terms

• koter
• kot-à-projet

Hungarian

Etymology

An onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?kot]
• Hyphenation: kot
• Rhymes: -ot

Interjection

kot

1. cluck (imitative of the sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks; can be used repetitively)

   Synonym: kotkodács

See also

• kotkodácsol
• kotkodál

Lower Sorbian

Noun

kot (feminine equivalent kocka)

1. Superseded spelling of kót.

Declension

Malay

Etymology 1

Alternative form of takut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kot/
• Rhymes: -kot, -ot

Adverb

kot

1. (informal) maybe (adding the element of uncertainty and probability in a sentence)

Etymology 2

Alternative form of ikut.

Preposition

kot

1. (informal) via

(prepositioning the path taken by one to reach a destination)

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French côte.

Adverb

kot

1. where

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kot n (definite singular kotet, indefinite plural kot, definite plural kota or koti)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by kott

Old Norse

Noun

kot n

1. cottage, hut

Declension

Descendants

• Norwegian Nynorsk: kott
• Norwegian Bokmål: kott

References

• kot in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kot?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?t/

Noun

kot m anim (diminutive kotek or koteczek, augmentative kocur, feminine kocica or kotka)

1. cat, tomcat
2. dust bunny
3. (slang, chiefly military) rookie
4. (hunting jargon) hare

Declension

Derived terms

• koci (m form) — adjective feline
• kociak (m) — noun kitten
• koci? (n) — noun kitten
• koci? si? — reflexive verb (of a cat) to give birth to kittens

Further reading

• kot in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?t/

Conjunction

kot

1. (archaic) (just) as, (just) like

Slovene

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?t/

Conjunction

kot

1. (just) as, (just) like

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *k?t?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kò?t/

Noun

k??t m inan

1. angle
2. corner

Inflection

Further reading

• “kot”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English court.

Noun

kot

1. court (of Justice)

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k?t]

Noun

kot

1. denim
2. jeans

Declension

Synonyms

• blucin
• kot pantolon

Tzotzil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??t?/

Classifier

kot (numeral classifier)

1. any types of animals except for human being

   jkot chij / chon / mut - a sheep / snake / bird

References

• Laughlin, Robert M. (1975) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.

Zou

Noun

kot

1. door

References

• http://www.languageinindia.com/feb2013/zouphonologyfinal.pdf

English

Etymology

From Hindi.

Noun

kotwal (plural kotwals)

1. (historical) The leader of a kot or fort in medieval India.
2. The local police chief or magistrate of an Indian town or city.
   • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 437:

     Why do people pay taxes, offer their wrists for manacling when the kotwal or even an ordinary policeman shows up at the door to arrest a man who is accused of committing a theft or murder?

Related terms

• kotwali