KAdati · present 3 singular
eat
Khādati [Dhātup 155 "khāda bhakkhane"; cf. Sanskrit khādati, cf. Greek κνώδων the barbed hook of a javelin, i.e. "the biter"; Lithuanian kāndu to bite] to chew, bite, eat, devour (= German fressen); to destroy. — present Dhp 240; Ja I 152 (sassāni); III 26; Pv I 6 3 (puttāni, of a petī); I 94. — kaṭṭhaṃ kh° to use a toothpick Ja I 80, 282, dante kh° to gnash the teeth Ja I 161. — santakaṃ kh° to consume one's property As 135. — of beasts, e.g. Snp 201, 675. — potential khādeyya Ja III 26. — imperative khāda Ja I 150 (maṃsaṃ); II 128 (khādaniyaṃ); VI 367. (pūvaṃ); Pv-a 39, 78. — present participle khādanto Ja I 61; III 276. — future khādissati Ja I 221; II {211} 129. — preterit khādiṃsu Pv-a 20. — passive present participle khādiyamāna (cf. khajjati) Pv-a 69 (taṇhāya) (explanation of khajjamāna). infinitive khādituṃ Ja I 222; II 153; Dhp-a IV 226. — gerund khāditvā Ja I 266, 278 (phalāni); Pv-a 5, 32 (devour); poetical khādiyā Ja V 464 (= khāditvā). — gerund khāditabba Ja III 52, and khādaniya (q.v.). Cf. pali°.
khādati (= Pali id. , e.g. dantakaṭṭhaṃ khāditvā Jāt. i.80.14—15 ), uses ( lit. chews on ), a toothpick: Śikṣ 125.5 na purato dantakāṣṭhaṃ khāditavyam.
chews; eats; devours, preys upon; bites, hurts; grinds, makes chatter (teeth); consumes (goods or money); preys upon, plunders
(khād + a), 吃，咀嚼，咬，咬牙切齒。khādi,【過】。khādanta, khādamāna,【現分】。
(pr, pr) chews; devours; eats eats, chews, bites, gnash Construction: khāda + ti