कूट [ kūṭa ] [ kū́ṭa ] n. the bone of the forehead with its projections or prominences , horn Lit. RV. x , 102 , 4 Lit. AV. Lit. ŚBr. Lit. AitBr.

a kind of vessel or implement Lit. Kauś. 16

[ kūṭa ] m. n. any prominence or projection(e.g. [ aṃsa-k ] , [ akṣi-k ] , qq. vv.)

summit , peak or summit of a mountain Lit. MBh.

summit , head i.e. the highest , most excellent , first Lit. BhP. ii , 9 , 19

a heap , multitude (e.g. [ abhra-k ] , a multitude of clouds) Lit. MBh. Lit. R. Lit. BhP.

part of a plough , ploughshare , body of a plough Lit. L.

an iron mallet Lit. MBh. xvi , 4 , 6

a trap for catching deer , concealed weapon (as a dagger in a wooden case , sword-stick , ) Lit. R. Lit. Pañcat.

( [ as ] Lit. L. ; [ am ] ) illusion , fraud , trick , untruth , falsehood Lit. L.

a puzzling question , enigma Lit. BhP. vi , 5 , 10 and 29

m. a kind of hall (= [ maṇḍapa ] ) Lit. Hcat.

N. of a particular constellation Lit. VarBṛ. xii , 8 and 16

a subdivision of Graha-yuddha Lit. Sūryas.

a mystical N. of the letter [ kṣa ] Lit. RāmatUp.

N. of Agastya ( cf. [ kuṭaja ] ) Lit. L.

of an enemy of Vishṇu Lit. R. Lit. BhP. x

mn. uniform substance (as the etherial element , ) Lit. L.

a water-jar Lit. Hcar.

a kind of plant Lit. L.

mf ( [ ī ] ) . a house , dwelling ( cf. [ kuṭa ]and [ kuṭī ] ) Lit. L.

mf ( [ ā́ ] ) n. not horned or cornuted (as an animal with incomplete continuations of the bone of the forehead) Lit. AV. xii , 4 , 3 Lit. TS. i Lit. Kāṭh.

mn. false , untrue , deceitful Lit. Mn. Lit. Yājñ. Lit. Kathās.

base (as coins) Lit. Yājñ. ii , 241

m. an ox whose horns are broken Lit. L.

n. counterfeited objects (of a merchant) Lit. VarBṛ. xiv , 3.