Translingual

Syllable

कु (ku)

1. The Devanagari consonant क k(a) with the matra diacritic ु -u; for the vowel उ u

Alternative forms

See Also

• For a list of words starting with कु (ku) see: Special:Allpages/कु
• (Devanagari script letters) अ,‎ आ,‎ इ,‎ ई,‎ उ,‎ ऊ,‎ ऋ,‎ ए,‎ ऐ,‎ ओ,‎ औ,‎ अं,‎ अः,‎ अँ,‎ क,‎ ख,‎ ग,‎ घ,‎ ङ,‎ च,‎ छ,‎ ज,‎ झ,‎ ञ,‎ ट,‎ ठ,‎ ड,‎ ढ,‎ ण,‎ त,‎ थ,‎ द,‎ ध,‎ न,‎ प,‎ फ,‎ ब,‎ भ,‎ म,‎ य,‎ र,‎ ल,‎ व,‎ श,‎ ष,‎ स,‎ ह,‎ त्र,‎ ज्ञ,‎ क्ष,‎ क़,‎ ख़,‎ ग़,‎ ज़,‎ झ़,‎ ड़,‎ ढ़,‎ ष़ ^{(Category: Translingual letters) [edit]}
• (matra): ु ‎(-u)

Sanskrit

Etymology 1

Particle

कु • ‎(ku)

1. a pronominal base appearing in kútas , kútra , kuvíd , kúha , kvá , and as a prefix implying deterioration, depreciation, deficiency, want, littleness, hindrance, reproach, contempt, guilt
2. originally perhaps क ‎(ku) signified "how (strange!)"
3. as a separate word क ‎(ku) occurs only in the lengthened form कू ‎(kū́)

Etymology 2

Noun

कु • ‎(ku) f

1. the earth
2. the ground or base of a triangle or other plane figure
3. the number one

Declension