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

• ꠇꠣꠑꠣ (xaṭá)

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.