Tuesday, August 11, 2009

कातना کاتنا ♣ Eng. hurdle, crate

कातना کاتنا ♣ Eng. hurdle, crate

[kātnā], v.t. to spin.

[◀MIA: Pk. kattaï ‘spins’ ◀OIA *kartati ‘spins’ <√kr̥t ‘spin’ ◀PIE *kert-, kerǝt-, krāt- ‘to turn, roll, wind, plait’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. hurdle ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. crate, grate, grill ]

☞ (Platts, 1884) 0798; (Turner, 1966) 2855, p.177; (MW, 1899) 0304; (Pokorny, 1959) 0584; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 1.316

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