क्रेता

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit क्रेता (kretā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɾeː.t̪ɑː/, [kɾeː.t̪äː]

Noun

क्रेता • (kretā) m

1. buyer, purchaser

   Synonyms: ख़रीदार (xarīdār), ख़रीदनेवाला (xarīdnevālā)

   Antonyms: विक्रेता (vikretā), बेचनेवला (becnevlā)

Declension

Declension of क्रेता (masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	क्रेता kretā	क्रेता kretā
oblique	क्रेता kretā	क्रेताओं kretāõ
vocative	क्रेता kretā	क्रेताओ kretāo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “क्रेता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1089
• Platts, John T. (1884) “क्रेता”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 830
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “क्रेता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 221

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ক্ৰেতা (Assamese script)
• ᬓ᭄ᬭᬾᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
• ক্রেতা (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰿𑰨𑰸𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑁆𑀭𑁂𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ကြေတာ (Burmese script)
• ક્રેતા (Gujarati script)
• ਕ੍ਰੇਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦿꦺꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂹𑂩𑂵𑂞𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಕ್ರೇತಾ (Kannada script)
• ក្រេតា (Khmer script)
• ກ຺ເຣຕາ (Lao script)
• ക്രേതാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᡵᡝᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘿𑘨𑘹𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠷᠧᢐᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧠𑧈𑧚𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑑂𑐬𑐾𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
• କ୍ରେତା (Odia script)
• ꢒ꣄ꢬꢾꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑇀𑆫𑆼𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖿𑖨𑖸𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ක්‍රෙතා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜 𑪙𑩼𑩔𑩫𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚶𑚤𑚲𑚙𑚭 (Takri script)
• க்ரேதா (Tamil script)
• క్రేతా (Telugu script)
• กฺเรตา (Thai script)
• ཀྲེ་ཏཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑓂𑒩𑒹𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑩇𑨫𑨄𑨙𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɾɐj.tɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾeː.t̪ɑː/

Noun

क्रेता • (kretā) m

1. nominative singular of क्रेतृ (kretṛ)