present 3 singular
dig
Khaṇati [from khan or khaṇ; Dhātup 179: anadāraṇe] 1. to dig (? better "destroy"; cf. Kern Toev. sub voce ), dig out, uproot Dhp 247, 337; Snp page 101; Ja II 295; IV 371, 373: Saddh 394. Also khanati and cf. abhikkhaṇati, palikkhaṇati. 2. [= Sanskrit kṣaṇati] to destroy Vin II 26 (attānaṃ); M I 132 (the same). — past participle khata and khāta (cf. palikkhata).
hurts, injures; impairs; digs; digs up; excavates
(khan + a), 挖,連根拔起。khaṇi,【過】。khata,【過分】。khananta,【現分】。khanitvā,【獨】。
(pr, pr) digs; digs up; uproots digs, uproots Construction: khaṇa + ti