Pāli Dictionary

kantā

kamroottasuffixāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • प्रिया; पत्नी

  • beloved woman; wife

kanta1

approximate

kamroottasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

kam1जाना

Synonyms

piya, sāraṇīya, sārāṇīya, sāta, cāṭu, nikāma

Antonyms

akanta

general

  • प्रियकर; अनुकूल; मनोहर; वांछनीय

  • desired; loved; pleasing; lovely; agreeable

  • Snp 3.12

    rūpā saddā rasā gandhā, phassā dhammā ca kevalā, iṭṭhā kantā manāpā ca, yāvat'atthī'ti vuccati.

  • MN 105

    pañca kho ime, sunakkhatta, kāmaguṇā. katame pañca? cakkhuviññeyyā rūpā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kām'ūpasaṃhitā rajanīyā

  • प्रियतम; पति

  • beloved one; husband

kanta2

approximate

kamroottasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

kam1जाना

general

  • गया हुआ; प्रविष्ट

  • gone; entered into

kanta3

approximate

katrootnasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

kat2काटा

general

  • कटा हुआ; चीरा हुआ

  • cut; severed; cut out

  • काता हुआ

  • spun

kantanta

kantstemntasuffix

via inflected form kantā · vocative singular

Part of speech

adjective

Root

kat2काटा

general

  • काटने वाला; कतरने वाला; चीरने वाला

  • cutting; shearing; incising

  • सूत कातने वाला; धागा कातने वाला

  • spinning (yarn)

kantati1

approximate

kantrootasuffix

via inflected form kanta · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

kat2काटा

Synonyms

saṅkantati, sañchindati, anukantati

general

  • काटता है, टुकड़े करता है

  • cuts, slices, severs, shears

  • Thig 10.1

    galake api kantanti, sukhumāliniyo visāni khādanti, janamārakamajjhagatā, ubho'pi byasanāni anubhonti.

kantati2

approximate

kantrootasuffix

via inflected form kanta · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

general

  • सूत कातता है, बुनता है

  • spins (thread), plaits, twists

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