I. ˈkōd.ə noun
or ko·tar ˈkōˌtär
( plural kota or kotas or kotar or kotars )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : an artisan and buffalo-herding people of the Nilgiri hills of southwestern India
b. : a member of such people
2. : the Dravidian language of the Kota people
II. noun
( plural kota or kotas )
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : a Bantu-speaking people of the interior of French Equatorial Africa noted in recent times for the quality of their carving especially of wooden religious masks
2. : a member of the Kota people