খেত

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (khĕtta), from Sanskrit क्षेत्र॑ (kṣétra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćšáytram, from Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- + *-trom. Doublet of ক্ষেত্র (khetro).

    Pronunciation

    • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kʰet̪/, [ˈkʰet̪]
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    • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kʰet̪/, [ˈkʰet̪]
    • Hyphenation: খে‧ত

    Noun

    খেত • (khet)

    1. field, cultivated land
      আমার খেতে কী করছ?
      amar khete kī korcho?
      What are you doing in my field?

    Inflection

    indefinite forms
    nominative খেত (khet)
    objective খেত / খেতকে (khet (semantically general or indefinite) / khetke (semantically definite))
    genitive খেতের (kheter)
    locative খেতে (khete)
    definite forms
    singular plural
    nominative খেতটা , খেতটি (khetṭa (colloquial), khetṭi (formal)) খেতগুলা, খেতগুলো (khetgula (colloquial), khetgulo (formal))
    objective খেতটা, খেতটি (khetṭa (colloquial), khetṭi (formal)) খেতগুলা, খেতগুলো (khetgula (colloquial), khetgulo (formal))
    genitive খেতটার, খেতটির (khetṭar (colloquial), khetṭir (formal)) খেতগুলার, খেতগুলোর (khetgular (colloquial), khetgulor (formal))
    locative খেতটাতে / খেতটায়, খেতটিতে (khetṭate / khetṭay (colloquial), khetṭite (formal)) খেতগুলাতে / খেতগুলায়, খেতগুলোতে (khetgulate / khetgulay (colloquial), khetgulote (formal))
    Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).