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chindeyyunti

chindati

pr

1. chindati (pr): cuts off; severs
2. chindati (pr): cuts up; slices up
3. chindati (pr): (of a tree) cuts down; fells (something at)
4. chindati (pr): destroys
5. chindati (pr): cuts across; breasts; fords
6. chindati (pr): breaks into; burgles; lit. cuts
7. chindeti (pr): causes to cut; makes sever

Analysis. chindeyyuṃ + iti

Etymology. chinda + ti; from √chid 'cut, divide'; Sanskrit chinatti [chid]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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