𑀓𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇 (kŏṭṭei)

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit कु॒ट्टय॑ति (kuṭṭáyati),[1] from Proto-Dravidian *koṭ-.[2][3]

    Verb

    𑀓𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇 (kuṭṭei) (Devanagari कुट्टेइ) (transitive) [4]

    1. to beat, pound, crush
      Synonym: 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇 (piṭṭei)

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Hindustani:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Bengali-Assamese:
        • Assamese: কুটিব (kuṭiba, to cut into small pieces, gnaw, punctuate)
        • Bengali: কুটা (kuṭa, to beat, pound, cut up for cooking), কোটা (kōṭa, to beat to powder)
      • Bihari:
        • Bhojpuri: कुटल / 𑂍𑂳𑂗𑂪 (kuṭal, to cut)
        • Maithili: कुटब / 𑒏𑒴𑒙𑒥 (kuṭab, to pound, grind)
      • Odia: କୁଟିବା (kuṭibā, to beat, pound)
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
      • Garhwali: कुट्णू (kuṭṇū, to pound)
      • Kumaoni: कुट्णो (kuṭṇo), कोट्यूणो (koṭyūṇo, to dig up with a hoe)
      • Nepali: कुट्नु (kuṭnu), कोट्याउनु (koṭyāunu, to prick, pierce, scratch)
      • Western Pahari:
        • Bhadrawahi: कुट्णू (kuṭṇū)
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabic:
      • Sindhic:
        • Kachchi: કૌટ્ટણૂ (kauṭṭaṇū, to beat, thresh)
        • Sindhi: ڪُٽَڻُ / कुटणु (kuṭaṇu, to pound, bruise)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Old Gujarati: कूटइ (kūṭaï, to beat)
        • Gujarati: કૂટવું (kūṭvũ, to beat, beat the breast)
      • Romani: kurel (to beat)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kuṭṭáyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 166
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “KUṬṬ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 166
    3. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001), “kuṭṭay°”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume III, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 98
    4. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “कुट्ट”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].