ખાતર
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀢𑁆𑀢 (khatta), from Sanskrit खात्र (khā́tra, “hole”)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈkʰɑ.t̪əɾ/
- Rhymes: -əɾ
- Hyphenation: ખા‧તર
Noun
ખાતર • (khātar) n
- housebreaking
- Synonyms: ચોરી (corī), લૂંટ (lū̃ṭ)
- a hole dug into a house by a thief
Derived terms
- ખાતરિયું (khātriyũ)
Descendants
- → Marathi: खातर (khātar)
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khā́tra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 203