खातर

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰa.t̪əɾ/
• Rhymes: -əɾ
• Hyphenation: खा‧तर

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian خاطر (xātir), from Arabic خاطِر (ḵāṭir).

Noun

खातर • (khātar) f

1. (dated) consideration, regard, concern

   Synonyms: चिंता (cintā), परवा (parvā)

Postposition

खातर • (khātar)

1. (uncommon) for (a purpose; the sake of)

   Synonyms: साठी (sāṭhī), करिता (karitā)

Derived terms

• खात्री (khātrī)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Gujarati ખાતર (khātar). Doublet of खात (khāt).

Noun

खातर • (khātar) f

1. hole (through a wall or fence)
2. breach

Derived terms

• खातरा (khātrā)
• खातऱ्या (khātaryā)

Further reading

• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “खातर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “खातर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khā́tra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 203