खेत
Hindi
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (khĕtta), from Sanskrit क्षेत्र॑ (kṣétra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćšáytram, from Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- + *-trom. Doublet of क्षेत्र (kṣetra).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʰeːt̪/
Noun
खेत • (khet) m (Urdu spelling کھیت)
- farm, plantation
- ploughland, cultivated land, farmland
- rent
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | खेत khet |
खेत khet |
| oblique | खेत khet |
खेतों khetõ |
| vocative | खेत khet |
खेतो kheto |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खेत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kṣḗtra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press