കത്ത്

Malayalam

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Arabic خَطَّ (ḵaṭṭa)
Arabic خَطّ (ḵaṭṭ)bor.
Classical Persian خَطّ (xatt)bor.
Malayalam കത്ത്

    Borrowed from Classical Persian خَطّ (xatt), borrowed from Arabic خَطّ (ḵaṭṭ), from خَطَّ (ḵaṭṭa).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kɐt̪t̪ɨ/

    Noun

    കത്ത് • (kattŭ)

    1. letter; a written or printed communication, generally longer and more formal than a note.

    Etymology 2

    From the verb കത്തുക (kattuka, “to burn”).

    Noun

    കത്ത് • (kattŭ)

    1. (colloquial) fire; a blaze or burning.
      Synonym: തീ (tī)
      അവിടെ ഒരു വീടിന് കത്ത് പിടിച്ചു.
      aviṭe oru vīṭinŭ kattŭ piṭiccu.
      a house caught fire there.
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