A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages

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kaṇḍū 2688 kaṇḍū f. ʻ itching, the itch ʼ Suśr., °ḍūti -- f. ʻ sexual desire in women ʼ, °ḍūyā -- f. ʻ itching ʼ Suśr. com. [← Drav. or Austro -- as. see kacchūˊ -- ]
Pa. kaṇḍu -- f., Pk. kaṁḍū -- , °ḍūi -- f., °ḍūia -- n.; Or. kāṇḍū ʻ itching, lasciviousness ʼ, °duā ʻ lascivious ʼ, °ḍuāī ʻ wanton woman ʼ; M. kaṇḍ, °ḍū f. ʻ itch ʼ; Si. kaḍuvēgan ʻ scorbutic eruption on children's feet ʼ (+?).
kaṇḍūyáti, kaṇḍūla -- ; karṇakaṇḍū -- .

2689 kaṇḍūyáti ʻ scratches ʼ TS., ʻ itches ʼ Śārṅg., °yana -- n. ʻ scratching, itching ʼ KātyŚr. [kaṇḍū -- ]
Pa. kaṇḍuvati ʻ scratches, itches ʼ, °ḍūyana -- n., Pk. kaṁḍūyaï, °ḍuaï, °ḍūyaṇa -- n.; Phal. kāṇūˊm ʻ I scratch myself ʼ; Sh. gur. kăṇyōnṷ ʻ to scratch ʼ, Ku. kanyāuṇo, °yūṇo, N. kanyāunu, Or. kuṇḍāibā, M. kã̄ḍāviṇẽ, °ḍav°. -- X kharju -- or khasa -- 1: Sh. gil. khaṇóĭki̯, S. khanhaṇu ʻ to scratch ʼ, khanvaṇi f. ʻ scratching ʼ; P. khanūhṇā ʻ to itch ʼ.
Addenda: kaṇḍūyáti: X kharju -- or khara -- 1 (or khánati Him.I 36): WPah.kc. khəṇamiṇe f. ʻ itching ʼ, khəṇamiṇo ʻ to itch ʼ, kṭg. khəṇeuṇõ.

kaṇḍūla 2690 kaṇḍūla ʻ having a desire to scratch, itchy ʼ Uttarar. [kaṇḍū -- ]
Pk. kaṁḍūla -- ʻ suffering from itch ʼ; M. kã̄ḍuḷṇẽ, °ḍaḷṇẽ ʻ to scratch in order to allay itching ʼ.

kataka 2691 kataka m. ʻ the clearing nut Strychnos potatorum ʼ Mn.
Pa. kataka -- m., Pk. kayaga -- m. ʻ the tree ʼ, n. ʻ the nut ʼ, Or. kayā, kayara.

katamá 2692 katamá ʻ which out of several? ʼ RV. [ka -- 1]
Pa. katama -- , °tima -- , Pk. kayama -- , kaïma -- ; Woṭ. kamḗk ʻ which? ʼ; Bshk. kam ʻ who? ʼ, Tor. kām AO xviii 238; S. kãõ, kã̄õ, ʻ which, of what number? ʼ

katará 2693 katará ʻ which of two? ʼ. [ka -- 1]
Pa. katara -- , Pk. kayara -- ; Si. kavara ʻ which, what? ʼ EGS 40.
kātara -- ?

2694 káti ʻ how many? ʼ RV. [ka -- 1]
Pa. kati, Pk. kaï, adj. kaïa -- ; P. kai ʻ into how many? ʼ; B. kay, ka ʻ how many? ʼ, Mth. kaya, kai, H. kai; Si. kiya -- da ʻ how much? ʼ, kī -- denek ʻ how many people? ʼ.
káticid, katipayá -- .
Addenda: káti: Brj. kaï, kai ʻ how many? ʼ.

katika 2695 katika n. ʻ name of a town ʼ Rājat.
K. Kai RājatTrans ii 460, Kay -- chach -- kūṭu m. ʻ a village four miles south of Avantipuria on the Vĕth ʼ.
káticid see next.

2696 katipayá -- , pl. °yḗ ʻ several ʼ ŚBr. [Cf. káticid RV., Pk. kaïi: káti -- ]
Pa. katipaya -- ʻ several ʼ, katipa -- in katipāhēna ʻ in a few days ʼ; Pk. kaïvaya -- , °vaïya -- , kaïvāha -- , kaïava<-> ʻ several ʼ; Gy. pal. kīˊya ʻ a thing ʼ; S. kaī˜ ʻ several, many ʼ, L. P. kāi, P. kaī; N. kaï ʻ some, a few ʼ; Mth. kay ʻ several ʼ, H. kaī, G. kãi; -- with ek: < *ēkka -- : Gy. pal. kiyak ʻ anything ʼ, eur. gr. kayék ʻ some, any ʼ, wel. kek ʻ anyone, no one ʼ; B. kaek ʻ some ʼ, H. kaīek, G. kãiek, kãik.

katīmuṣa 2697 katīmuṣa ʻ name of a place in Kashmir ʼ Rājat.
K. Kaymuh ʻ a village on the left bank of the river Vĕśau ʼ Stein RājatTrans ii 55.
*katta -- ʻ dregs ʼ see kiṭṭa -- .

kattara 2698 *kattara ʻ useless, old, rubbish ʼ. 2. *kattavāra -- . [Just poss. comparative of kad pejorative prefix Pāṇ.; but cf. *katta -- ʻ dregs ʼ, kaccara -- 1 ʻ dirty ʼ with same formation in Pk. kaccavāra -- as 2 above; and Sk. kātara -- ]
1. Pa. kattara -- m. ʻ weak decrepit man ʼ, kattara -- ratha<-> ʻ an old chariot ʼ, kattara -- suppa -- ʻ winnowing basket ʼ; Pk. kattara -- m. ʻ useless grass, sweepings, rubbish ʼ; S. kataru m. ʻ husk, bran ʼ; Ku. kātri ʻ poor clothes ʼ.
2. Pk. katavāra -- m. ʻ rubbish ʼ; H. katwār m. ʻ chaff, sweepings ʼ.
*kattarayaṣṭi -- .

kattarayaṣṭi 2699 *kattarayaṣṭi ʻ mendicant's staff ʼ. [*kattara -- , yaṣṭí -- ]
Pa. kattarayaṭṭhi -- f.; -- Si. katuruyaṭiya ʻ walkingstick ʼ EGS 35, but prob. either ← Pa. or a Si. cmpd.
KATTH ʻ boast ʼ. [Prob. with J. Bloch IA 92 expressive form of katháyati: EWA i 149 with lit.]
kátthatē, *ākattha -- .

2700 kátthatē ʻ boasts, mentions with praise ʼ MBh. [√katth]
Pa. katthati ʻ boasts ʼ; Pk. katthaï ʻ praises ʼ; Paš. nir. dar. kad -- , weg. kad -- ʻ to speak, tell ʼ IIFL iii 3, 89.

katpuṣṭaka 2701 *katpuṣṭaka ʻ ill -- nourished ʼ. Cf. *kadvr̥ddha -- : kad, puṣṭá -- ]
Si. kapuṭuvā, °ṭā ʻ crow ʼ W. Geiger BSOS viii 557.
KATH ʻ speak ʼ: kathana -- , katháyati, kathāˊ -- , kathānaka -- , kathita -- , kathyatē; -- √katth.

kathana 2702 kathana n. ʻ narration ʼ Suśr. [√kath]
Pa. kathana -- n. ʻ conversation ʼ, Pk. kahaṇa -- n., °ṇā<-> f.; Ku. gng. kɔ̄˜&rtodtilde; ʻ saying ʼ; B. kahinī ʻ story ʼ; Or. kahaṇa ʻ talking ʼ, °ṇā ʻ narrative ʼ, Mth. kahinī, Bhoj. kahanī; H. kahan m. ʻ saying, byword, ʼ °ni, °nī f.; OG. kahaṇa, kihiṇa n. ʻ story ʼ, G. kaheṇ n. ʻ message ʼ, kaheṇī ʻ proverb, bad reputation ʼ.
*mahākathana -- .

2703 katháyati ʻ converses with, describes ʼ MBh. [Denom. from kathāˊ -- : √kath]
Pa. kathēti ʻ speaks, preaches ʼ; Pk. kahēi, °haï ʻ says ʼ, S. kahaṇu, P. kahiṇā, ludh. kaihnā; WPah. cur. kāhnū, Ku. kauṇo, N. kahanu, A. kaïba, B. kahā, Or. kahibā, Bhoj. kahal, Mth. Aw. lakh. kahab, H. kahnā, OMarw. kahaï, kai, OG. kahaï, G. kahevũ, Si. kiyanavā. -- Deriv.: Pa. kathāpēti ʻ makes say ʼ; Pk. kahāvēi ʻ causes to be called ʼ; WPah. cam. kahāṇā ʻ to be called ʼ; Ku. gng. k*lũ&rtodtilde;ə ʻ to make say ʼ < *kahāuṇo, H. kahānā; G. kahāvvũ ʻ to send a message ʼ; Si. kiyavanavā ʻ to read ʼ.
Addenda: katháyati: Md. kiyanī (pp. kī) ʻ reads, calls, sings ʼ, kiyavanī ʻ teaches ʼ.

kathāˊ 2704 kathāˊ ʻ conversation, speech ʼ ĀśvGr̥., ʻ story ʼ MBh. [Subst. formed of kathāˊ ʻ how, why? ʼ RV. EWA i 149: √kath]
Pa. kathā -- f. ʻ talk, story ʼ, Pk. kahā -- , °hiyā -- f.; L. kahā f. ʻ cry ʼ; P. kahā f. ʻ noise, rumour ʼ; Si. kiyu ʻ language ʼ; -- Or. kuhā ʻ speech ʼ, ku -- in kunāibā ʻ to send word ʼ ( -- nāibā < nāyayati)?
*kathāvārttā -- ; *arthakathā -- .

kathānaka 2705 kathānaka n. ʻ a little tale ʼ Vet. [kathāˊ -- , katháyati X vyākhyāˊna -- : √kath]
Pk. kahāṇaya -- n., L. kihāṇī f., P. kahāṇī f., N. kahāni, Or. kāhāṇi; H. kahānā m., °nī f. ʻ tale, proverb ʼ, Marw. kã̄ṇi, G. M. kahāṇī f., Ko. kāṇī.
Addenda: kathānaka -- : WPah.kṭg. kāˊṇi f. ʻ tale ʼ; kc. kaiṇ (obl. kāṇi), kṭg. (Wkc.) ke/iṇ; J. khāṇi, Brj. kānī˜ f.

kathāvārttā 2706 *kathāvārttā ʻ a saying ʼ. [kathāˊ -- , vārttā -- ]
S. kahāta f., P. kahāut f., N. kahāwat, °āut, H. kahāwat f., G. kahevat f. (with e from kahevũ s.v. katháyati); -- Or. kuhāta ʻ halloing ʼ?

kathita 2707 kathita ʻ told ʼ Mn., n. ʻ conversation ʼ MBh., ʻ tale ʼ Kālid. [√kath]
Pa. kathita -- ʻ spoken ʼ, Pk. kahiya -- ; P. kahiā, kihā m. ʻ saying, order ʼ; Ku. gng. k*liɔ̃ ʻ order ʼ; OMarw. kahi impers. ʻ it was said ʼ; G. kahyũ ʻ ordered ʼ, n. ʻ order ʼ (as pp. of kahevũ replaced by kīdhũ after type labdha -- , &c.), M. kahyā m., Si. kī, kiv ʻ said, speech ʼ.
Addenda: kathita -- : Md. kī ʻ said ʼ.

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