kandati

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀓𑀦𑁆𑀤𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• कन्दति (Devanagari script)
• কন্দতি (Bengali script)
• කන්‍දති (Sinhalese script)
• ကန္ဒတိ or ၵၼ္ၻတိ or ၵၼ်ၻတိ (Burmese script)
• กนฺทติ or กันทะติ (Thai script)
• ᨠᨶ᩠ᨴᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ກນ຺ທຕິ or ກັນທະຕິ (Lao script)
• កន្ទតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑄚𑄴𑄘𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit क्रन्दति (krándati). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀤𑀇 (kaṃdaï), Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀤𑀤𑀺 (kaṃdadi). Related to kandana.

Verb

kandati

1. to cry, lament

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “kandati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 186
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “krándati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 185