कात्री
See also: कतर, क़तर, क़तरा, कतार, क़तार, कुत्र, कुत्रा, कुत्री, and कुत्रो
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘝𑘨𑘲 (kātarī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀭𑀻 (kattarī), from Sanskrit कर्तरि (kartari), कर्तरी (kartarī). Related to कातरणे (kātarṇe). Compare Gujarati કાતર (kātar), કાતરવું (kātarvũ), Hindustani کَتَرْنِی / कतरनी (katarnī), کَتَرْنَا / कतरना (katarnā), Sindhi ڪَتَرَ / कतर, ڪَتَرِ / कतरि, ڪَتِرَڻُ / कतिरणु, Punjabi ਕਤਰਨੀ (katranī) / کَتَرنِی (katarnī) ਕਤਰਨਾ (katranā) / کَتَرنا (katarnā), Nepali कतर्नु (katarnu), Oriya କତୁରୀ (kôturī), Sinhalese කතුර (katura), Dhivehi ކަތުރު (katuru).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kat̪.ɾi/, [kat̪.ɾiː]
Noun
कात्री • (kātrī) f
- scissors
- Synonym: कैची (kaicī)
Further reading
- Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983) , “कात्री”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies}
- James Thomas Molesworth (1857) , “कातरी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950) , “कातरी”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “kartari (2858)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press