खट

Hindi

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʰəʈ/, [kʰɐʈ]

Noun

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

Declension of खट (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct खट
khaṭ
खटें
khaṭẽ
oblique खट
khaṭ
खटों
khaṭõ
vocative खट
khaṭ
खटो
khaṭo

Derived terms

References

  • 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

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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
Masculine a-stem declension of खट
singular dual plural
nominative खटः (khaṭaḥ) खटौ (khaṭau)
खटा¹ (khaṭā¹)
खटाः (khaṭāḥ)
खटासः¹ (khaṭāsaḥ¹)
accusative खटम् (khaṭam) खटौ (khaṭau)
खटा¹ (khaṭā¹)
खटान् (khaṭān)
instrumental खटेन (khaṭena) खटाभ्याम् (khaṭābhyām) खटैः (khaṭaiḥ)
खटेभिः¹ (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)
vocative खट (khaṭa) खटौ (khaṭau)
खटा¹ (khaṭā¹)
खटाः (khaṭāḥ)
खटासः¹ (khaṭāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 2

See खेटित (kheṭita, ploughed).

Noun

खट • (khaṭa) stemm

  1. a plough, plow

Etymology 3

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

Noun

खट • (khaṭa) stemm

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

References

  • 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