khetta

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀔𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• खेत्त (Devanagari script)
• খেত্ত (Bengali script)
• ඛෙත‍්ත (Sinhalese script)
• ခေတ္တ or ၶေတ္တ or ၶေတ်တ (Burmese script)
• เขตฺต or เขตตะ (Thai script)
• ᨡᩮᨲ᩠ᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ເຂຕ຺ຕ or ເຂຕຕະ (Lao script)
• ខេត្ត (Khmer script)
• 𑄈𑄬𑄖𑄴𑄖 (Chakma script)

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)

Pali khetta

Inherited from Sanskrit क्षेत्र॑ (kṣétra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćšáytram, from Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- + *-trom. Cognate with Prakrit 𑀔𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (khĕtta), 𑀙𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (chĕtta).

Noun

khetta n

1. field
2. place of production

Declension

Declension table of "khetta" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	khettaṃ	khettāni
Accusative (second)	khettaṃ	khettāni
Instrumental (third)	khettena	khettehi or khettebhi
Dative (fourth)	khettassa or khettāya or khettatthaṃ	khettānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	khettasmā or khettamhā or khettā	khettehi or khettebhi
Genitive (sixth)	khettassa	khettānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	khettasmiṃ or khettamhi or khette	khettesu
Vocative (calling)	khetta	khettāni

Descendants

• → Khmer: ខេត្ត (khaet)
• → Lao: ເຂດ (khēt)
• → Thai: เขต (kèet)
• → Tocharian B: keta (learned)