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Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कटि ( kaṭi ) . Cognate with Marathi कटि ( kaṭi ) and Nepali कटि ( kaṭi ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
कटि • (kaṭi ) f (Urdu spelling کٹی )
( anatomy , formal ) the waist
Synonym: ( more common ) कमर ( kamar )
Declension
Declension of कटि (fem i-stem )
singular
plural
direct
कटि kaṭi
कटियाँ kaṭiyā̃
oblique
कटि kaṭi
कटियों kaṭiyõ
vocative
कटि kaṭi
कटियो kaṭiyo
Further reading
Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975 ) “कटि ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993 ) “कटि ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary , London: Oxford University Press
Platts, John T. (1884 ) “कटि ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English , London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Marathi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कटि ( kaṭi ) . Cognate with Hindustani کٹی / कटि ( kaṭi ) and Nepali कटि ( kaṭi ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
कटि • (kaṭi ) f
( anatomy ) waist , hips , buttocks
Synonym: कंबर ( kambar )
Further reading
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857 ) “कटि ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English , Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950 ) “कटि ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश ( mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś ) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ ( mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ ) .
Nepali
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कटि ( kaṭi ) . Cognate with Hindustani کٹی / कटि ( kaṭi ) and Marathi कटि ( kaṭi ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) :
Phonetic Devanagari: कटि
Noun
कटि • (kaṭi )
( anatomy ) hips , waist , loins , buttocks
Declension
Further reading
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931 ) “कटि ”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language , London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
কটি ( Assamese script ) ᬓᬝᬶ ( Balinese script ) কটি ( Bengali script ) 𑰎𑰘𑰰 ( Bhaiksuki script ) 𑀓𑀝𑀺 ( Brahmi script ) ကဋိ ( Burmese script ) કટિ ( Gujarati script ) ਕਟਿ ( Gurmukhi script ) 𑌕𑌟𑌿 ( Grantha script ) ꦏꦛꦶ ( Javanese script ) 𑂍𑂗𑂱 ( Kaithi script ) ಕಟಿ ( Kannada script ) កដិ ( Khmer script ) ກຏິ ( Lao script ) കടി ( Malayalam script ) ᡬᠠᢞᡳ ( Manchu script ) 𑘎𑘘𑘱 ( Modi script ) ᢉᠠᢌᠢ ( Mongolian script ) 𑦮𑦸𑧒 ( Nandinagari script ) 𑐎𑐚𑐶 ( Newa script ) କଟି ( Odia script ) ꢒꢜꢶ ( Saurashtra script ) 𑆑𑆛𑆴 ( Sharada script ) 𑖎𑖘𑖰 ( Siddham script ) කටි ( Sinhalese script ) 𑩜𑩦𑩑 ( Soyombo script ) 𑚊𑚔𑚮 ( Takri script ) கடி ( Tamil script ) కటి ( Telugu script ) กฏิ ( Thai script ) ཀ་ཊི ( Tibetan script ) 𑒏𑒙𑒱 ( Tirhuta script ) 𑨋𑨔𑨁 ( Zanabazar Square script )
Etymology
Borrowed from Dravidian ; compare Tamil கடம் ( kaṭam , “ mountain side, elephant's temple ” ) , Kannada ಕಡೆ ( kaḍe , “ side, end ” ) , Telugu కడ ( kaḍa ) .[ 1]
Pronunciation
Noun
कटि • (kaṭi ) stem , f
( anatomy ) the waist
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:कटि
the hips , buttocks
an elephant 's cheek
the entrance of a temple
Declension
Borrowed terms
Assamese: কটি ( koti )
Hindustani:
Hindi: कटि ( kaṭi )
Urdu: کٹی ( kaṭi )
Marathi: कटि ( kaṭi )
Nepali: कटि ( kaṭi )
References
^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985 ) “kaṭi ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages , London: Oxford University Press
Further reading