खाट
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (khaṭṭā), from Sanskrit खट्वा (khaṭvā, “bedstead”), possibly from Dravidian (compare Tamil கட்டில் (kaṭṭil, “bedstead”), Malayalam കട്ടിൽ (kaṭṭil)). Cognate with Marathi खाट (khāṭ).
Pronunciation
(Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʰɑːʈ/, [kʰäːʈ]
Noun
खाट • (khāṭ) f (Urdu spelling کھاٹ)
Declension
Declension of खाट (fem cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | खाट khāṭ |
खाटें khāṭẽ |
| oblique | खाट khāṭ |
खाटों khāṭõ |
| vocative | खाट khāṭ |
खाटो khāṭo |
Descendants
- → English: cot
- → Pashto: کټ (kaṭ)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kháṭvā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- “cot”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
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