खद्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Uncertain.

Considered to be a root of dubious origin, perhaps an ad hoc back-formation to explain the name of खदिर (khadira, the catechu tree), known for its hard wood.

Turner connects the root with खडक (khaḍaka, bolt, pin), with these words possibly tracing back to the same unattested ancestor.

Pronunciation

Root

खद् • (khad)

  1. to be steady, firm, solid, hard, etc.
  2. to strike, hurt, kill

Derived terms

  • खदति (khadati)
  • खदत्च (khadatca)

References

  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 445
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 300