ਕੱਟਣਾ

Punjabi

Punjabi verb set
ਕੱਟਣਾ (kaṭṭaṇā)
ਕਟਾਉਣਾ (kaṭāuṇā)
ਕਟਵਾਉਣਾ (kaṭvāuṇā)

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

    Verb

    ਕੱਟਣਾ • (kaṭṭaṇā) (transitive)

    1. to cut, sever, clip
    2. to delete, erase, cancel, expunge
    3. (in a race) to overtake, (promotion) to pass over
      ਗੱਡੀ ਨੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਟਰੱਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕੱਟ ਦਿੱਤੀ।
      gaḍḍī ne sāre ṭarakkā̃ nū̃ kaṭṭa dittī.
      The car passed all the trucks.
    4. to deduct
    5. to refute, counter, rebut
    6. to interrupt
    7. to while away, pass

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    • ਗੰਢ ਕੱਟ m (gaṇḍh kaṭṭa, cutpurse)

    Further reading

    • ਕੱਟਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026