khādati

to chew, bite, eat devour (= Ger. fressen); to destroy
pres Dhp.240; Ja.i.152 (sassāni); Ja.iii.26; Pv.i.6#3 (puttāni, of a Petī), Pv.i.9#4
■ kaṭṭhaṃ kh˚ to use a toothpick Ja.i.80, Ja.i.282, dante kh˚ to gnash the teeth Ja.i.161
■ santakaṃ kh to consume one’s property Dhs-a.135
■ of beasts, e.g. Snp.201, Snp.675
pot khādeyya Ja.iii.26
imper khāda Ja.i.150 (maṃsaṃ); Ja.ii.128 (khādaniyaṃ); Ja.vi.367 (pūvaṃ); Pv-a.39, Pv-a.78
ppr khādanto Ja.i.61 Ja.iii.276
fut khādissati Ja.i.221; Ja.ii.129
aor khādiṃsu Pv-a.20
pass. ppr khādiyamāna (cp khajjati) Pv-a.69 (taṇhāya) (expl. of khajjamāna).
inf khādituṃ Ja.i.222; Ja.ii.153; Dhp-a.iv.226
ger khāditvā Ja.i.266, Ja.i.278 (phalāni); Pv-a.5, Pv-a.32 (devour) poetical khādiyā Ja.v.464 (= khāditvā)
grd khāditabba Ja.iii.52, and khādaniya (q.v.)
pp khādita (q.v.). Cp. pali˚.

Dhtp.155 “khāda bhakkhane”; cp. Sk. khādati, cp. Gr. κνώδων the barbed hook of a javelin, i.e. “the biter”; Lith. kándu to bite