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)

1. cot; bedstead

   Synonym: चारपाई (cārpāī)

   यह खाट मज़बूती से बनी हुई है।

   yah khāṭ mazbūtī se banī huī hai.

   This cot is strongly knitted.

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.

Marathi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰaʈ/

Noun

खाट • (khāṭ) f or m

1. cot; bedstead