𑀓𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

𑀓𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀇 (kattaï)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥ntáti

Sanskrit कृ॒न्तति॑ (kṛntáti)

Sanskrit कर्त॑ति (kártati)

Prakrit 𑀓𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇

Inherited from Sanskrit कर्त॑ति (kártati, “to cut”),^[1] from कृ॒न्तति॑ (kṛntáti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥ntáti.

Verb

𑀓𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (kaṭṭaï) (Devanagari कट्टइ) (transitive) ^[2]

to cut
Synonyms: 𑀙𑀺𑀁𑀤𑀇 (chiṃdaï), 𑀢𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (takkhaï)

Descendants

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Awadhi: काटब (kāṭab)
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: काटना (kāṭnā), ⇒ कटना (kaṭnā)
  - Urdu: کاٹنا
Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Bengali-Assamese:
  - Assamese: কাট (kat)
  - Bengali: কাটা (kaṭa)
  - Bishnupriya Manipuri: কাটা
  - Kamta: kaṭ
  - Sylheti: ꠇꠣꠐꠣ (xaṭa)
- Bihari:
  - Maithili: काटब (kāṭab)
- Odia: କଟିବା (kaṭibā)
Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: काट्नु (kāṭnu)
Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Kachchi: કટણુ (kaṭṇu)
- Punjabi: ਕਟਣਾ (kaṭṇā), ਕੱਟਣਾ (kaṭṭaṇā)
Western Indo-Aryan:
- Mewari: काटणो (kāṭṇo)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kártati¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 145
^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “कट्ट”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].