খেত

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ক্ষেত (khet)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćšáytram

Sanskrit क्षेत्र॑ (kṣétra)

Prakrit 𑀔𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (khĕtta)

Bengali খেত (khet)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (khĕtta), from Sanskrit क्षेत्र॑ (kṣétra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćšáytram, from Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- + *-trom. Doublet of ক্ষেত্র (khetro).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰet̪/, [ˈkʰet̪]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰet̪/, [ˈkʰet̪]
• Hyphenation: খে‧ত

Noun

খেত • (khet)

1. field, cultivated land

   আমার খেতে কী করছ?

   amar khete kī korcho?

   What are you doing in my field?

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative	খেত (khet)
objective	খেত / খেতকে (khet (semantically general or indefinite) / khetke (semantically definite))
genitive	খেতের (kheter)
locative	খেতে (khete)
definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	খেতটা , খেতটি (khetṭa (colloquial), khetṭi (formal))	খেতগুলা, খেতগুলো (khetgula (colloquial), khetgulo (formal))
objective	খেতটা, খেতটি (khetṭa (colloquial), khetṭi (formal))	খেতগুলা, খেতগুলো (khetgula (colloquial), khetgulo (formal))
genitive	খেতটার, খেতটির (khetṭar (colloquial), khetṭir (formal))	খেতগুলার, খেতগুলোর (khetgular (colloquial), khetgulor (formal))
locative	খেতটাতে / খেতটায়, খেতটিতে (khetṭate / khetṭay (colloquial), khetṭite (formal))	খেতগুলাতে / খেতগুলায়, খেতগুলোতে (khetgulate / khetgulay (colloquial), khetgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).