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- [kur-tuh]
- /ˈkɜr tə/
- /ˈkɜː.tə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kur-tuh]
- /ˈkɜr tə/
Definitions of kurta word
- noun kurta a long-sleeved, hip-length shirt worn by men in India. 1
- noun kurta a sleeveless shirt worn over or under the angiya by Muslim women in India. 1
- noun kurta A loose collarless shirt worn by people from South Asia. 1
- noun kurta a long loose garment like a shirt without a collar worn in India 0
- noun kurta a knee-length, collarless shirt worn over pajamas by men in India 0
- noun kurta a woman's dress resembling this shirt 0
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Origin of kurta
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1910-15
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Kurta
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
kurta popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
kurta usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with kurta
- what is a kurta?
- how to stitch simple kurta?
- what is kurta?
- how to wear a kurta?
- how to stitch salwar kurta?