काट्नु

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कर्तति (kártati). Compare Hindi काटना (kāṭnā).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

काट्नु • (kāṭnu) (transitive)

  1. to cut, cut up, cut down, cut off
  2. to deduct
  3. to kill, slaughter
  4. to spend (time)
  5. to pass, cross
  6. to reap, harvest

Conjugation

References

  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “काट्नु”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner

Further reading

  • काट्नु”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “काट्नु”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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