काट्नु

Nepali

edit

Etymology

edit

Inherited from Sanskrit कर्तति (kártati). Compare Hindi काटना (kāṭnā).[1]

Pronunciation

edit

Verb

edit

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

edit

References

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

Further reading

edit
  • 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