кутър

Etymology
, cognate with 🇨🇬, of unclear further origin. Proposed hypotheses include:
 * Of onomatopoeic origin, related to the call (for calling up canines or birds), initially referring specifically to puppies or cubs and later generalized to convey smallness. Compare 🇨🇬;
 * Derived from the root of dialectal (with obsolete suffix );
 * Akin to Iranian terms, among which 🇨🇬.

Specifically for the figurative meaning “pitiful”, BER also considers possible borrowing from 🇨🇬, probably of onomatopoeic origin (c.f. ).

Adjective

 * 1) tiny, little, small
 * 2)  pitiful, meagre, wretched