खद्योत
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit खद्योत (khádyota).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʰəd̪.joːt̪/, [kʰɐd̪.joːt̪]
Noun
खद्योत • (khadyot) m (Urdu spelling کَھدْیوت)
- (rare) a light in the sky: a firefly
- Synonyms: (rare) किर्मक-ए-शब-ताब (kirmak-e-śab-tāb), (more common) जुगनू (jugnū), (rare) ज्योतिरिंगण (jyotiriṅgaṇ)
- the Sun
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | खद्योत khadyot |
खद्योत khadyot |
| oblique | खद्योत khadyot |
खद्योतों khadyotõ |
| vocative | खद्योत khadyot |
खद्योतो khadyoto |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खद्योत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “खद्योत”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “खद्योत”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- খদ্যোত (Assamese script)
- ᬔᬤ᭄ᬬᭀᬢ (Balinese script)
- খদ্যোত (Bengali script)
- 𑰏𑰟𑰿𑰧𑰺𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀔𑀤𑁆𑀬𑁄𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- ခဒျောတ (Burmese script)
- ખદ્યોત (Gujarati script)
- ਖਦ੍ਯੋਤ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌖𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤 (Grantha script)
- ꦑꦢꦾꦺꦴꦠ (Javanese script)
- 𑂎𑂠𑂹𑂨𑂷𑂞 (Kaithi script)
- ಖದ್ಯೋತ (Kannada script)
- ខទ្យោត (Khmer script)
- ຂທ຺ໂຍຕ (Lao script)
- ഖദ്യോത (Malayalam script)
- ᡘᠠᡩᠶᠣᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘏𑘟𑘿𑘧𑘻𑘝 (Modi script)
- ᠻᠠᢑᠶ᠋ᠣᠸᠠᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦯𑦿𑧠𑧇𑧜𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐏𑐡𑑂𑐫𑑀𑐟 (Newa script)
- ଖଦ୍ଯୋତ (Odia script)
- ꢓꢣ꣄ꢫꣂꢡ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆒𑆢𑇀𑆪𑆾𑆠 (Sharada script)
- 𑖏𑖟𑖿𑖧𑖺𑖝 (Siddham script)
- ඛද්යොත (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩝𑩭 𑪙𑩻𑩕𑩫 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚋𑚛𑚶𑚣𑚴𑚙 (Takri script)
- க²த்³யோத (Tamil script)
- ఖద్యోత (Telugu script)
- ขทฺโยต (Thai script)
- ཁ་དྱོ་ཏ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒐𑒠𑓂𑒨𑒼𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨌𑨛𑩇𑨪𑨆𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From ख (khá) + द्योत (dyota).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /kʰɐ́d.jɐw.tɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /kʰɐd̪.joː.t̪ɐ/
Noun
खद्योत • (khádyota) stem, m
- “sky-illuminator” a firefly
- the Sun
- sunlight, light, brilliance, heat
- (figurative) transient happiness
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | खद्योतः (khádyotaḥ) | खद्योतौ (khádyotau) खद्योता¹ (khádyotā¹) |
खद्योताः (khádyotāḥ) खद्योतासः¹ (khádyotāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | खद्योतम् (khádyotam) | खद्योतौ (khádyotau) खद्योता¹ (khádyotā¹) |
खद्योतान् (khádyotān) |
| instrumental | खद्योतेन (khádyotena) | खद्योताभ्याम् (khádyotābhyām) | खद्योतैः (khádyotaiḥ) खद्योतेभिः¹ (khádyotebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | खद्योताय (khádyotāya) | खद्योताभ्याम् (khádyotābhyām) | खद्योतेभ्यः (khádyotebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | खद्योतात् (khádyotāt) | खद्योताभ्याम् (khádyotābhyām) | खद्योतेभ्यः (khádyotebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | खद्योतस्य (khádyotasya) | खद्योतयोः (khádyotayoḥ) | खद्योतानाम् (khádyotānām) |
| locative | खद्योते (khádyote) | खद्योतयोः (khádyotayoḥ) | खद्योतेषु (khádyoteṣu) |
| vocative | खद्योत (khádyota) | खद्योतौ (khádyotau) खद्योता¹ (khádyotā¹) |
खद्योताः (khádyotāḥ) खद्योतासः¹ (khádyotāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀔𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁄𑀅 (khajjoa)
- Helu Prakrit:
- Sinhalese: කදෝව (kadōwa)
- Maharastri Prakrit:
- Marathi: काजवा (kājvā)
- Helu Prakrit:
- → Hindustani:
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “खद्योत”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 334.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khadyōta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press