kūṭa¹

masculine n.

1. (m.n.) a prominence or projection; a horn; a summit, a peak.
2. (n.) the peak of a roof, the roof-plate or roofridge into which the ends of the rafters are inserted.

kūṭa²

masculine n. & mfn.

1. a trap, a snare; fraud, deception, cheating.
2. (mfn.) false, fraudulent; lying; wild, vicious.