ꠇꠣꠐꠣ

Sylheti

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /χātā/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit कर्तति (kartati, “to cut”). Cognate with Assamese কাট (kat), Bengali কাটা (kaṭa), Kamta kaṭ.

Verb

ꠇꠣꠐꠣ • (xaṭa)

  1. cut off
  2. cause to be cut
  3. spend (time)
  4. closing
  5. cause to work
  6. force to work

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit कण्टक (kaṇṭaka). Cognate with Assamese কাঁটা (kãta), Bengali কাঁটা (kãṭa), Hindustani (Hindi काँटा (kā̃ṭā), Urdu کانٹا (kā̃ṭā)).

Noun

ꠇꠣꠐꠣ • (xaṭa)

  1. thorn, spike, fishbone
See also

References

  • Gwynn, Roger (2016) “kata_¹”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press.
  • Gwynn, Roger (2016) “kata_²”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press.
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