कात्री

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 (kôturi), Sinhalese කතුර (katura), Dhivehi ކަތުރު‎ (katuru).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kat̪.ɾi/, [kat̪.ɾiː]

Noun

कात्री • (kātrī) f

  1. scissors
    Synonym: कैची (kaicī)

Further reading
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “कात्री”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “कातरी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “कातरी”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kartari”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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