કાતર

See also: કૂતરો

Gujarati

કાતર

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀭𑀻 (kattarī), from Sanskrit कर्तरी (kartarī). Cognate with Kachchi કતર (katar), Marathi कात्री (kātrī), Dhivehi ކަތުރު (katuru), and Sinhalese කතුර (katura).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ.t̪əɾ/
• Rhymes: -əɾ
• Hyphenation: કા‧તર

Noun

કાતર • (kātar) f

1. scissors

   Synonym: કેંચી (keñcī)

2. shears

Derived terms

• કાતરવું (kātarvũ)

 

Descendants

• →? Lahnda: کاتَر (kātar, “shears”)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kartari”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 145