present 3 singular · kantati 1 · kantati 2
spin
Kantati 1 [Sanskrit kr̥ṇatti, °qert, cf. kata, and Latin cratis, crassus, English crate] to plait, twist, spin, especially suttaṃ (thread) Vin IV 300; Pv-a 75; Dhp-a III 273; kappāsaṃ A III 295. Cf. pari°. Kantati 2 [Sanskrit kr̥ṇtati; *(s)qert, to cut; cf. Greek κείρω, to shear; Latin caro, cena; Old High German sceran, English shear; see also kaṭu] to cut, cut off Ja II 53 (as nik° in gloss, where it should be mūlāni kant°); III 185; VI 154; Dhp-a III 152 (+ viddhaṃseti).
cuts; destroys; spins
(kant + a), 紡,切(割、削),修剪。kanti,【過】。kantanta,【現分】。
(pr, pr) cuts; slices; severs cuts, shears, incises Construction: kanta + ti
(pr, pr) spins spins Construction: kanta + ti