kaṭi
hip, waist Vin.iii.22, Vin.iii.112; Cnd.659; Ja.iv.32; Mil.418. In compounds also kaṭa (q.v.).
- -thālaka a cert. bone on the small of the back Ja.vi.509.
- -padesa the buttocks Ja.iii.37.
- -pamāṇa (adj. as far as the waist Ja.vi.593.
- -pariyosāna the end of the hips, the bottom Ja.ii.275.
- -puthulaka (adj.) with broad hips, having beautiful hips Ja.v.303 (in expln of soṇī puthulā).
- -bhāga the waist Ja.iii.373.
- -bhāra a burden carried on the hip (see [a way of carrying children](/define/a way of carrying children)) Vin.ii.137; Vin.iii.49.
- -sandhi the joint of the hip Mil.418, Vism.185.
- -samohita (adj.) fastened or clinging to the waist Ja.v.206.
- -thālaka a cert. bone on the small of the back Ja.vi.509.
- -suttaka a string or cord around the waist to fasten the loin-cloth Vin.ii.271 also an ornamental waist-band, girdle Vin.ii.107 (see Vin. Texts iii.69, 142, 348).
Sk. kaṭi, *(s)qṷel; orig. bending, curvature, cp. Gr. σκέλος hip, Lat. scelus crooked deed, Ger. scheel squint