Hindi

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
कटना (kaṭnā)
काटना (kāṭnā)
कटाना (kaṭānā)
कटवाना (kaṭvānā)

Ultimately from Sanskrit कर्तति (kartati, to cut). English cut is a false cognate.

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kəʈ.nɑː/, [kɐʈ.näː]

Verb

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कटना (kaṭnā) (intransitive)

  1. to be cut; to be bitten
  2. to be written out (of a check)
    चेक तुम्हारे नाम पे नहीं कटा था।
    cek tumhāre nām pe nahī̃ kaṭā thā.
    The check was not written out in your name.
  3. to be cut down in battle, killed
  4. to be struck off (e.g. a list); to disappear, be removed
    वह क्लास लिस्ट से कट गया।
    vah klās lisṭ se kaṭ gayā.
    He was struck out from the class list.
  5. to be spent (of money, time, etc.)
  6. (colloquial) to make off, to leave
    Synonyms: कट लेना (kaṭ lenā), कट जाना (kaṭ jānā), चले जाना (cale jānā), निकलना (nikalnā), निकल जाना (nikal jānā)
    बिन बताए चुपके से वो वहाँ से कट गया
    bin batāe cupke se vo vahā̃ se kaṭ gayā.
    Without telling he sneakily made off from there.

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