nikft | निक्फ़्त् | nikft
ni- | नि- |√ 1. kft | क्फ़्त् | P. Ā. -kfntati | -क्फ़्न्तति |, ˚te | ˚ते |, to cut or hew down, cut away, cut or chop off, cut through or or to pieces, massacre, KātyŚr.; MBh.; R.; Suśr. &c.; Ā. ˚te | ˚ते |, (also) to cut one's self (or one's nails &c.), TS.; ŚBr. : Caus. -kartayati | -कर्तयति |, to cause to cut or cut down, ŚāṅkhŚr.