Kantati¹

to plait, twist, spin, esp. suttaṃ (thread) Vin.iv.300; Pv-a.75; Dhp-a.iii.273; kappāsaṃ AN.iii.295. Cp pari˚.

Sk. kṛṇatti, *qert, cp. kata, & Lat. cratis, crassus, E. crate

Kantati²

to cut, cut off Ja.ii.53 (: as nik˚ in gloss, where it should be mūlāni kant˚); Ja.iii.185; Ja.vi.154; Dhp-a.iii.152 (+ viddhaṃseti).

Sk. kṛṇtati; *(s)qert, to cut; cp. Gr. κείρω, to shear; Lat. caro, cena; Ohg. sceran, E. shear; see also kaṭu