s. m, Corrupted from the Sanskrit word Kaut. A husband, a lord:—bahutí bhoṇ ná ḍáhíyáṇ, baṇjar táṇ piyáṇ; kauṇt gayáṇ pardes te rannáṇ ná rahíyáṇ. Much land was not cultivated and became fallow, the lords became exiles and women did not remain at home.