नटखट

Hindi

Etymology

Compare खट (khaṭ, “knocking”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /nəʈ.kʰəʈ/, [nɐʈ.kʰɐʈ]

Adjective

नटखट • (naṭkhaṭ) (indeclinable)

naughty, mischievous, troublesome

Noun

नटखट • (naṭkhaṭ) m or f by sense

naughty child

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of *नटखट* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	नटखट naṭkhaṭ	नटखट naṭkhaṭ
oblique	नटखट naṭkhaṭ	नटखटों naṭkhaṭõ
vocative	नटखट naṭkhaṭ	नटखटो naṭkhaṭo

Declension of *नटखट* (fem cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	नटखट naṭkhaṭ	नटखटें naṭkhaṭẽ
oblique	नटखट naṭkhaṭ	नटखटों naṭkhaṭõ
vocative	नटखट naṭkhaṭ	नटखटो naṭkhaṭo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नटखट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press