काटना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
कटना (kaṭnā)
काटना (kāṭnā)
कटाना (kaṭānā)

Ultimately from Sanskrit कर्तति (kartati, “to cut”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɑːʈ.nɑː/, [käːʈ.näː]

Verb

काटना • (kāṭnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling کاٹنا)

1. to cut, slice

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   तर्बूज़े को काटकर चाकू वापस रख देना।

   tarbūze ko kāṭkar cākū vāpas rakh denā.

   Keep the knife back after cutting the watermelon.

2. (taxation) to deduct

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   उसे टीडीएस काटकर ही पैसे देना।

   use ṭīḍīes kāṭkar hī paise denā.

   Give him money only after deducting TDS (tax deducted at source).

3. (business) to write out (a check)

   Synonym: चेक फाड़ना (cek phāṛnā)

4. (card games) to deal out cards

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   पत्ते काटो, हम रमी खेलेंगे!

   patte kāṭo, ham ramī kheleṅge!

   Deal the cards, we'll play rummy!

5. to chafe
6. to remove, strike off

   Synonym: हटाना (haṭānā)

7. to reduce, lessen

   Synonyms: कम करना (kam karnā), अल्प करना (alp karnā)

8. to interrupt; to cross (one's path); to cut off
9. to get across, to find a path
10. to bite

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    छोटे बच्चे ने अपने बाप को हाथ पे काटा।

    choṭe bacce ne apne bāp ko hāth pe kāṭā.

    The child bit his father on the hand.

11. to spend (one's money, time, etc.)

    Synonyms: खर्च करना (kharc karnā), व्यय करना (vyay karnā), स्पेंड करना (speṇḍ karnā), उड़ाना (uṛānā), उड़ा देना (uṛā denā)

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    क्यों यूँ अपना समय काट रहे हो? कुछ काम क्यों नहीं कर लेते!

    kyõ yū̃ apnā samay kāṭ rahe ho? kuch kām kyõ nahī̃ kar lete!

    Why are you spending your time like this? Why don't you do some work!

12. to steal

    Synonyms: चुराना (curānā), चोरी करना (corī karnā), सुमड़ी में लेना (sumṛī mẽ lenā), उड़ा लेना (uṛā lenā)

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    जब कोई नहीं देख रहा था, तब उसने राहगीर की जेब से दो सौ रुपये काट लिए।

    jab koī nahī̃ dekh rahā thā, tab usne rāhgīr kī jeb se do sau rupye kāṭ lie.

    When no one was watching, he stole two hundred rupees from traveller's pocket.

13. (idiomatic) to scrape along

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    क्या कहूँ, बस काट रहा हूँ।

    kyā kahū̃, bas kāṭ rahā hū̃.

    What should I say, I'm just scraping along.

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “काटना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press