काट्नु

Nepali

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (kaṭṭaï), from Sanskrit कर्त॑ति (kártati, to cut), from कृ॒न्तति॑ (kṛntáti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥ntáti.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [käʈɳu]
    • Phonetic Devanagari: काट्नु

    Verb

    काट्नु • (kāṭnu) (transitive)

    1. to cut, cut up, cut down, cut off
    2. to deduct
    3. to kill, slaughter
    4. to spend (time)
    5. to pass, cross
    6. to reap, harvest

    Conjugation

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “काट्नु”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner

    Further reading

    • काट्नु”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
    • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “काट्नु”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar