Pāli Dictionary

kantati1

kantrootasuffix

Part of speech

verb

Root

kat2cut

Synonyms

saṅkantati, sañchindati, anukantati

general

  • cuts, slices, severs, shears

  • Thig 10.1

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

kantati2

kantrootasuffix

Part of speech

verb

general

  • spins (thread), plaits, twists

kantanta

approximate

kantstemntasuffix

via inflected form kantatī · nominative singular · plural / accusative plural / vocative singular · plural

Part of speech

adjective

Root

kat2cut

general

  • cutting; shearing; incising

  • spinning (yarn)

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 2

kantāiti
  1. kantā

    beloved woman; wife

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

kantaiti
  1. kanta

    desired; loved; pleasing; lovely; agreeable

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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