khādati

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀔𑀸𑀤𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• खादति (Devanagari script)
• খাদতি (Bengali script)
• ඛාදති (Sinhalese script)
• ခါဒတိ or ၶႃၻတိ (Burmese script)
• ขาทติ or ขาทะติ (Thai script)
• ᨡᩣᨴᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຂາທຕິ or ຂາທະຕິ (Lao script)
• ខាទតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄈𑄂𑄘𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit खादति (khā́dati). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀅𑀇 (khāaï).

Verb

khādati (root khād, first conjugation)

1. to eat, devour

Conjugation

Conjugation of "khādati"

	Active		Middle
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Present
1st	khādāmi	khādāma
2nd	khādasi	khādatha
3rd	khādati	khādanti
Imperative
1st	khādāmi	khādāma
2nd	khāda or khādāhi	khādatha	khādassu
3rd	khādatu	khādantu
Optative
1st	khādeyyāmi or khādeyyaṃ or khāde	khādeyyāma
2nd	khādeyyāsi or khāde	khādeyyātha
3rd	khādeyya or khāde	khādeyyuṃ

• Present active participle: khādant, which see for forms and usage

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “khādati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead