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खट

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʰəʈ/, [kʰɐʈ]

Noun

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खट (khaṭf

  1. knock, rap
    खट की आवाज़ कहाँ से आ रही है?
    khaṭ kī āvāz kahā̃ se ā rahī hai?
    Where is the knocking sound coming from?
    खट सेkhaṭ sesuddenly

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “खट”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “खट”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Perhaps borrowed from Dravidian; compare Kannada ಕಡಿ (kaḍi, to cut, bite, break).

Noun

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खट (khaṭa) stemm

  1. an axe, hatchet, chisel
  2. a kind of blow (‘the closed or doubled fist, as for striking’)
  3. a blind well
Declension
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Masculine a-stem declension of खट (khaṭa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative खटः
khaṭaḥ
खटौ / खटा¹
khaṭau / khaṭā¹
खटाः / खटासः¹
khaṭāḥ / khaṭāsaḥ¹
Vocative खट
khaṭa
खटौ / खटा¹
khaṭau / khaṭā¹
खटाः / खटासः¹
khaṭāḥ / khaṭāsaḥ¹
Accusative खटम्
khaṭam
खटौ / खटा¹
khaṭau / khaṭā¹
खटान्
khaṭān
Instrumental खटेन
khaṭena
खटाभ्याम्
khaṭābhyām
खटैः / खटेभिः¹
khaṭaiḥ / khaṭebhiḥ¹
Dative खटाय
khaṭāya
खटाभ्याम्
khaṭābhyām
खटेभ्यः
khaṭebhyaḥ
Ablative खटात्
khaṭāt
खटाभ्याम्
khaṭābhyām
खटेभ्यः
khaṭebhyaḥ
Genitive खटस्य
khaṭasya
खटयोः
khaṭayoḥ
खटानाम्
khaṭānām
Locative खटे
khaṭe
खटयोः
khaṭayoḥ
खटेषु
khaṭeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 2

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See खेटित (kheṭita, ploughed).

Noun

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खट (khaṭa) stemm

  1. a plough, plow

Etymology 3

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Related to कट (kaṭa, grass); see there for more.

Noun

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खट (khaṭa) stemm

  1. grass (used to thatch houses)
  2. a fragrant kind of grass

References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “खट”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 335/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 135
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 297