khaṇati

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀔𑀡𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• खणति (Devanagari script)
• খণতি (Bengali script)
• ඛණති (Sinhalese script)
• ခဏတိ or ၶꧣတိ (Burmese script)
• ขณติ or ขะณะติ (Thai script)
• ᨡᨱᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຂຓຕິ or ຂະຓະຕິ (Lao script)
• ខណតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄈𑄕𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Alternative forms

• khanati (Latin script)
• 𑀔𑀦𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• खनति (Devanagari script)
• খনতি (Bengali script)
• ඛනති (Sinhalese script)
• ခနတိ or ၶၼတိ (Burmese script)
• ขนติ or ขะนะติ (Thai script)
• ᨡᨶᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຂນຕິ or ຂະນະຕິ (Lao script)
• ខនតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄈𑄚𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit खनति (khanati).

Verb

khaṇati (root khaṇ, first conjugation)

1. to dig

Conjugation

Conjugation of "khaṇati"

	Singular	Plural
Present
1st	khaṇāmi or khanāmi	khaṇāma or khanāma
2nd	khaṇasi or khanasi	khaṇatha or khanatha
3rd	khaṇati or khanati	khaṇanti or khananti
Imperative
1st	khaṇāmi or khanāmi	khaṇāma or khanāma
2nd	khaṇa or khaṇāhi or khana or khanāhi	khaṇatha or khanatha
3rd	khaṇatu or khanatu	khaṇantu or khanantu
Optative
1st	khaṇeyyāmi or khaṇeyyaṃ or khaṇe or khaneyyāmi or khaneyyaṃ or khane	khaṇeyyāma or khaneyyāma
2nd	khaṇeyyāsi or khaṇe or khaneyyāsi or khane	khaṇeyyātha or khaneyyātha
3rd	khaṇeyya or khaṇe or khaneyya or khane	khaṇeyyuṃ or khaneyyuṃ

• Present active participle: khaṇant or khanant, which see for forms and usage
• Present middle participle: khaṇamāna or khanamāna, which see for forms and usage

Adjective

khaṇati

1. masculine/neuter locative singular of khaṇant, present participle of the verb above

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “khaṇati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead