cot

Meaning

1. (Canada, Philippines, US) A simple bed, especially one for portable or temporary purposes.
2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A bed for infants or small children, with high, often slatted, often moveable sides.
3. (historical) A wooden bed frame, slung by its corners from a beam, in which officers slept before the introduction of bunks.

Synonyms

bed

🛏️

bedstead

couch

🛋️

bunk

camp bed

crib

folding bed

cradle

cottage

berth

cattle-shed

hut

🛖

fingerstall

sheath

roundel

scutcheon

shack

shed

shield

🛡️

sleeping-place

sofa

🛋️

stable

stall

stretcher

cow-house

maisonnette

place to sleep

protective covering

small bed

baby’s bed

bed-stead

small bed-stead

ctn

ctg

child's bed

arrogance

crib

bedridden

camp-bed

cap

capsule

casing

charpoy

cotangent

cover

divan

guard

💂

hood

hovel

resting place

Translations

Kinderbett

cuna

lit de camp

Feldbett

branda

kinderbed

lit

🛏️

catre

capanna

🛖

lettino

lectulus

couchette

lit d’enfant

ditale

Gitterbett

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɒt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: cot

Inherited from Old English: cot

Cognate with Old Norse: kot

Cognate with Middle High German: kūz

Cognate with Avestan: 𐬐𐬀𐬙𐬀

Cognate with Dutch: kot

Inherited from Old English: *cot

Cognate with English: coat

In summary

Borrowed from Hindi खाट (khāṭ), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (khaṭṭā), from Sanskrit खट्वा (khaṭvā, “bedstead”).