As a Hindi name
कोट · noun · masculine
दुर्ग । गढ़ । किला · शहरपनाह । प्राचीर · राजमदिर । महल । राजप्रासाद — Śabdasāgara
कोट · noun · masculine
समूह । यूथ । जत्था — Śabdasāgara
कोट · masculine
fort, castle
कोट · masculine
coat
Platts (p. 859) also records: Much; many
a Hindi word, derived from the Sanskrit कोट्ट — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (koṭṭa), from Sanskrit कोट्ट (koṭṭa), कोट (koṭa); ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭṭay (“wall”). Compare Tamil கோட்டை (kōṭṭai, “fort, castle, stronghold”).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
koṭṭa m. [am n., L.] a fort, stronghold (= koṭa), Kathās.
koṭṭa m. (-ṭṭaḥ-ṭṭaṃ) A fort, a castle, a strong hold. E. kuṭṭa to cut or divide, affix ghañ.
a Hindi word of English origin; it is not Sanskrit — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from English coat.” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a fort, stronghold (cf. koṭṭa)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "koṭa" is the vocative of "koṭā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
koṭa m. (g. aśmādi) a fort, stronghold (cf. koṭṭa), Vāstuv. xi, 28
a shed, hut, L. (cf. kuṭī)
curvature (fr. √ kuṭ), W.
a beard, L.
a kind of diagram (?)
Alternative readings
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