कटि

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कटि (kaṭi). Cognate with Marathi कटि (kaṭi) and Nepali कटि (kaṭi).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kə.ʈiː/, [kɐ.ʈiː]

Noun

कटि • (kaṭi) f (Urdu spelling کٹی)

1. (anatomy, formal) the waist

   Synonym: (more common) कमर (kamar)

Declension

Declension of कटि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कटि kaṭi	कटियाँ kaṭiyā̃
oblique	कटि kaṭi	कटियों kaṭiyõ
vocative	कटि kaṭi	कटियो kaṭiyo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कटि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कटि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “कटि”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कटि (kaṭi). Cognate with Hindustani کٹی / कटि (kaṭi) and Nepali कटि (kaṭi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.ʈi/, [kə.ʈiː]

Noun

कटि • (kaṭi) f

1. (anatomy) waist, hips, buttocks

   Synonym: कंबर (kambar)

Further reading

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कटि”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “कटि”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Nepali

Alternative forms

• कट्टी (kaṭṭī), कटी (kaṭī)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कटि (kaṭi). Cognate with Hindustani کٹی / कटि (kaṭi) and Marathi कटि (kaṭi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʌʈi]
• Phonetic Devanagari: कटि

Noun

कटि • (kaṭi)

1. (anatomy) hips, waist, loins, buttocks

Declension

Declension of कटि
	Singular	Plural
nominative	कटि [kʌʈi]	कटिहरू [kʌʈiɦʌɾu]
accusative	कटिलाई [kʌʈiläi]	कटिहरूलाई [kʌʈiɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	कटिले [kʌʈile]	कटिहरूले [kʌʈiɦʌɾule]
dative	कटिलाई [kʌʈiläi]	कटिहरूलाई [kʌʈiɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	कटिबाट [kʌʈibäʈʌ]	कटिहरूबाट [kʌʈiɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	कटिको [kʌʈiko]	कटिहरूको [kʌʈiɦʌɾuko]
locative	कटिमा [kʌʈimä]	कटिहरूमा [kʌʈiɦʌɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “कटि”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• कटी (kaṭī)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কটি (Assamese script)
• ᬓᬝᬶ (Balinese script)
• কটি (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰘𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑀝𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ကဋိ (Burmese script)
• કટિ (Gujarati script)
• ਕਟਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑌟𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦛꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂗𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಕಟಿ (Kannada script)
• កដិ (Khmer script)
• ກຏິ (Lao script)
• കടി (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᠠᢞᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘘𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠠᢌᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑦸𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑐚𑐶 (Newa script)
• କଟି (Odia script)
• ꢒꢜꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆛𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖘𑖰 (Siddham script)
• කටි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩦𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚔𑚮 (Takri script)
• கடி (Tamil script)
• కటి (Telugu script)
• กฏิ (Thai script)
• ཀ་ཊི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒙𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨔𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian; compare Tamil கடம் (kaṭam, “mountain side, elephant's temple”), Kannada ಕಡೆ (kaḍe, “side, end”), Telugu కడ (kaḍa).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ʈi/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.ʈi/

Noun

कटि • (kaṭi) stem, f

1. (anatomy) the waist

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:कटि

2. the hips, buttocks
3. an elephant's cheek
4. the entrance of a temple

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of कटि (kaṭi)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कटिः kaṭiḥ	कटी kaṭī	कटयः kaṭayaḥ
Vocative	कटे kaṭe	कटी kaṭī	कटयः kaṭayaḥ
Accusative	कटिम् kaṭim	कटी kaṭī	कटीः kaṭīḥ
Instrumental	कट्या / कटी¹ kaṭyā / kaṭī¹	कटिभ्याम् kaṭibhyām	कटिभिः kaṭibhiḥ
Dative	कटये / कट्यै² / कटी¹ kaṭaye / kaṭyai² / kaṭī¹	कटिभ्याम् kaṭibhyām	कटिभ्यः kaṭibhyaḥ
Ablative	कटेः / कट्याः² / कट्यै³ kaṭeḥ / kaṭyāḥ² / kaṭyai³	कटिभ्याम् kaṭibhyām	कटिभ्यः kaṭibhyaḥ
Genitive	कटेः / कट्याः² / कट्यै³ kaṭeḥ / kaṭyāḥ² / kaṭyai³	कट्योः kaṭyoḥ	कटीनाम् kaṭīnām
Locative	कटौ / कट्याम्² / कटा¹ kaṭau / kaṭyām² / kaṭā¹	कट्योः kaṭyoḥ	कटिषु kaṭiṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

Borrowed terms

• Assamese: কটি (koti)
• Hindustani:

  Hindi: कटि (kaṭi)

  Urdu: کٹی (kaṭi)

• Marathi: कटि (kaṭi)
• Nepali: कटि (kaṭi)

Further reading

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “कटि”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Monier Williams (1899) “कटि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 243.