खटक्किका

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Turner derives the word from खट (khaṭa, thatching grass), taking the original meaning as "something made of matting". Related formations in Dravidian languages like Telugu కిటికీ (kiṭikī, window) are thought to be borrowed from Indo-Aryan, rather than the other way around.

Pronunciation

  • (Vedic) IPA(key): /kʰɐ́.ʈɐk.ki.kɑː/, [kʰɐ́.ʈɐk̚.ki.kɑː]
  • (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /kʰɐ.ʈɐk.ki.kɑː/, [kʰɐ.ʈɐk̚.ki.kɑː]

Noun

खटक्किका • (khaṭakkikā) stemf

  1. a side door

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of खटक्किका
singular dual plural
nominative खटक्किका (khaṭakkikā) खटक्किके (khaṭakkike) खटक्किकाः (khaṭakkikāḥ)
accusative खटक्किकाम् (khaṭakkikām) खटक्किके (khaṭakkike) खटक्किकाः (khaṭakkikāḥ)
instrumental खटक्किकया (khaṭakkikayā)
खटक्किका¹ (khaṭakkikā¹)
खटक्किकाभ्याम् (khaṭakkikābhyām) खटक्किकाभिः (khaṭakkikābhiḥ)
dative खटक्किकायै (khaṭakkikāyai) खटक्किकाभ्याम् (khaṭakkikābhyām) खटक्किकाभ्यः (khaṭakkikābhyaḥ)
ablative खटक्किकायाः (khaṭakkikāyāḥ)
खटक्किकायै² (khaṭakkikāyai²)
खटक्किकाभ्याम् (khaṭakkikābhyām) खटक्किकाभ्यः (khaṭakkikābhyaḥ)
genitive खटक्किकायाः (khaṭakkikāyāḥ)
खटक्किकायै² (khaṭakkikāyai²)
खटक्किकयोः (khaṭakkikayoḥ) खटक्किकानाम् (khaṭakkikānām)
locative खटक्किकायाम् (khaṭakkikāyām) खटक्किकयोः (khaṭakkikayoḥ) खटक्किकासु (khaṭakkikāsu)
vocative खटक्किके (khaṭakkike) खटक्किके (khaṭakkike) खटक्किकाः (khaṭakkikāḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Kashmiri:
      • Arabic script: کھِرِکِ (khiriki)
      • Devanagari script: खिरिकि (khiriki)
  • Prakrit: 𑀔𑀟𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀻 (khaḍakkī) (see there for further descendants)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “खटक्किका”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 335, column 2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “KHAṬ - khaṭuṅka-”, in 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
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khaṭakkikā-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press