क्षेत्र

See also: क्षत्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit क्षेत्र (kṣétra). Doublet of खेत (khet).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʂeːt̪.ɾᵊ/, [kʃeːt̪.ɾᵊ]

Noun

क्षेत्र • (kṣetra) m (Urdu spelling کشيتر‎)

field, area of study
गणित का कौन्सा क्षेत्र तुम्हे सबसे पसंद आता है?
gaṇit kā kaunsā kṣetr tumhe sabse pasand ātā hai?
Which field of mathematics do you like the most?
region, area, zone
यह क्षेत्र उस राज्य के अंतर्गत है।
yah kṣetr us rājya ke antargat hai.
This region is included in that state.

पश्चिमी क्षेत्र ― paścimī kṣetra ― western zone

Synonyms: इलाक़ा (ilāqā), हलक़ा (halqā)
field, land, enclosed plot of ground
Synonyms: खेत (khet), ज़मीन (zamīn)
(physics) field
वैद्युत क्षेत्र ― vaidyut kṣetr ― electric field

Declension

Declension of क्षेत्र (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	क्षेत्र kṣetra	क्षेत्र kṣetra
oblique	क्षेत्र kṣetra	क्षेत्रों kṣetrõ
vocative	क्षेत्र kṣetra	क्षेत्रो kṣetro

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989), “क्षेत्र”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Nepali

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡sʰet̪rʌ]

Phonetic Devanagari: छेत्र

Noun

क्षेत्र • (kṣetra)

field, area, region, zone

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ᬓ᭄ᬱᬾᬢ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
ক্ষেত্ৰ (Assamese script)
ক্ষেত্র (Bengali script)
𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰸𑰝𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀓𑁆𑀱𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
ક્ષેત્ર (Gujarati script)
ਕੑਸ਼ੇਤੑਰ (Gurmukhi script)
ꦏ꧀ꦰꦺꦠꦿ (Javanese script)
ក្ឞេត្រ (Khmer script)
ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ (Kannada script)
ກ຺ເຩຕ຺ຣ (Lao script)
ക്ഷേത്ര (Malayalam script)
𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘹𑘝𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
ᢉᢔᠧᢐᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
ᡬᢢᡝᢠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
က္ၑေတြ (Burmese script)
𑦮𑧠𑧌𑧚𑦽𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐾𑐟𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
କ୍ଷେତ୍ର (Oriya script)
ꢒ꣄ꢰꢾꢡ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆼𑆠𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖸𑖝𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
ක්ෂේත්ර (Sinhalese script)
క్షేత్ర (Telugu script)
กฺเษตฺร (Thai script)
ཀྵེ་ཏྲ (Tibetan script)
𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒹𑒞𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ṭṣáytram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćšáytram, from Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytrom. Compare Avestan 𐬱𐬋𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀‎ (šōiθra). Cognate with English home.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʂɐ́jt.ɾɐ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʂeːt̪.ɾɐ/

Noun

क्षेत्र • (kṣétra) n

land, soil, ground
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
field, cultivated area
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
area, domain place, region, country
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of क्षेत्र (kṣétra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	क्षेत्रम् kṣétram	क्षेत्रे kṣétre	क्षेत्राणि / क्षेत्रा¹ kṣétrāṇi / kṣétrā¹
Vocative	क्षेत्र kṣétra	क्षेत्रे kṣétre	क्षेत्राणि / क्षेत्रा¹ kṣétrāṇi / kṣétrā¹
Accusative	क्षेत्रम् kṣétram	क्षेत्रे kṣétre	क्षेत्राणि / क्षेत्रा¹ kṣétrāṇi / kṣétrā¹
Instrumental	क्षेत्रेण kṣétreṇa	क्षेत्राभ्याम् kṣétrābhyām	क्षेत्रैः / क्षेत्रेभिः¹ kṣétraiḥ / kṣétrebhiḥ¹
Dative	क्षेत्राय kṣétrāya	क्षेत्राभ्याम् kṣétrābhyām	क्षेत्रेभ्यः kṣétrebhyaḥ
Ablative	क्षेत्रात् kṣétrāt	क्षेत्राभ्याम् kṣétrābhyām	क्षेत्रेभ्यः kṣétrebhyaḥ
Genitive	क्षेत्रस्य kṣétrasya	क्षेत्रयोः kṣétrayoḥ	क्षेत्राणाम् kṣétrāṇām
Locative	क्षेत्रे kṣétre	क्षेत्रयोः kṣétrayoḥ	क्षेत्रेषु kṣétreṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

Dardic:
- Kalasha: č̣hetr
- Khowar: ‪ۨچھےتُر‎ (č̣hétur)
Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀙𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (chetta), 𑀔𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (khetta)
- Bengali: ক্ষেত (khet)
- Assamese: খেতি (kheti, “agriculture”)
Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀙𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (chetta)
Pali: khetta
Paisaci Prakrit:
- Punjabi:
  - Gurmukhi: ਖੇਤ (khet), ਖਿੱਤਾ (khittā)
  - Shahmukhi: کھیت‎ (khet), کِھتّا‎ (khittā)
Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀙𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (chetta), 𑀔𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (khetta)
- Gujarati: ખેતર (khetar)
- Hindi: खेत (khet, “field”)
- Urdu: کھیت‎ (khet)
→ Bengali: ক্ষেত্র (khetro)
→ Middle Chinese: 剎多羅 (MC t͡ʃʰˠɛt̚ tɑ lɑ)
- → Mandarin: 剎多羅／刹多罗 (chàduōluó)
- → Middle Korean: 刹 (뎔, dyeol), 刹 (졀, jyeol)
  - → Japanese: 寺 (てら, tera)
  - Korean: 찰 (chal), 절 (jeol)
  - Vietnamese: 剎 (sát)
Assamese: ক্ষেত্ৰ (khetro)
→ English: kshetra
→ Hindi: क्षेत्र (kṣetra)
→ Marathi: क्षेत्र (kṣetra)
→ Kannada: ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ (kṣētra)
→ Khmer: ក្សេត្រ (kseet)
→ Lao: ກະເສດ (ka sēt)
→ Nepali: क्षेत्र (kṣetra)
→ Tamil: கேத்திரம் (kēttiram), சேத்து (cēttu), சேத்திரம் (cēttiram), க்ஷேத்திரம் (kṣēttiram)
→ Telugu: క్షేత్రము (kṣētramu), క్షేత్రం (kṣētraṁ)
→ Thai: เกษตร (gà-sèet)
Balinese: ᬲᬾᬢ᭄ᬭ (setra)
- → Indonesian: setra (“graveyard, cemetery”)
→ Indonesian: setra

References

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 332

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