खट

Hindi

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰəʈ/, [kʰɐʈ]

Noun

खट • (khaṭ) f

1. knock, rap

   खट की आवाज़ कहाँ से आ रही है?

   khaṭ kī āvāz kahā̃ se ā rahī hai?

   Where is the knocking sound coming from?

   खट से ― khaṭ se ― suddenly

Declension

Declension of खट (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खट khaṭ	खटें khaṭẽ
oblique	खट khaṭ	खटों khaṭõ
vocative	खट khaṭ	खटो khaṭo

Derived terms

• खटक (khaṭak)
• खटकना (khaṭaknā)
• खटखट (khaṭkhaṭ)
• खटखटाना (khaṭakhṭānā)
• खटपट (khaṭpaṭ)

 

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “खट”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “खट”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• খট (Assamese script)
• ᬔᬝ (Balinese script)
• খট (Bengali script)
• 𑰏𑰘 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀔𑀝 (Brahmi script)
• ခဋ (Burmese script)
• ખટ (Gujarati script)
• ਖਟ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌖𑌟 (Grantha script)
• ꦑꦛ (Javanese script)
• 𑂎𑂗 (Kaithi script)
• ಖಟ (Kannada script)
• ខដ (Khmer script)
• ຂຏ (Lao script)
• ഖട (Malayalam script)
• ᡘᠠᢞᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘏𑘘 (Modi script)
• ᠻᠠᢌᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦯𑦸 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐏𑐚 (Newa script)
• ଖଟ (Odia script)
• ꢓꢜ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆒𑆛 (Sharada script)
• 𑖏𑖘 (Siddham script)
• ඛට (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩝𑩦 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚋𑚔 (Takri script)
• க²ட (Tamil script)
• ఖట (Telugu script)
• ขฏ (Thai script)
• ཁ་ཊ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒐𑒙 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨌𑨔 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʰɐ.ʈɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɐ.ʈɐ/

Etymology 1

Perhaps borrowed from Dravidian; compare Kannada ಕಡಿ (kaḍi, “to cut, bite, break”).

Noun

खट • (khaṭa) stem, m

1. an axe, hatchet, chisel
2. a kind of blow (‘the closed or doubled fist, as for striking’)
3. a blind well

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of खट (khaṭa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	खटः khaṭaḥ	खटौ / खटा¹ khaṭau / khaṭā¹	खटाः / खटासः¹ khaṭāḥ / khaṭāsaḥ¹
Vocative	खट khaṭa	खटौ / खटा¹ khaṭau / khaṭā¹	खटाः / खटासः¹ khaṭāḥ / khaṭāsaḥ¹
Accusative	खटम् khaṭam	खटौ / खटा¹ khaṭau / khaṭā¹	खटान् khaṭān
Instrumental	खटेन khaṭena	खटाभ्याम् khaṭābhyām	खटैः / खटेभिः¹ khaṭaiḥ / khaṭebhiḥ¹
Dative	खटाय khaṭāya	खटाभ्याम् khaṭābhyām	खटेभ्यः khaṭebhyaḥ
Ablative	खटात् khaṭāt	खटाभ्याम् khaṭābhyām	खटेभ्यः khaṭebhyaḥ
Genitive	खटस्य khaṭasya	खटयोः khaṭayoḥ	खटानाम् khaṭānām
Locative	खटे khaṭe	खटयोः khaṭayoḥ	खटेषु khaṭeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Etymology 2

See खेटित (kheṭita, “ploughed”).

Noun

खट • (khaṭa) stem, m

1. a plough, plow

Etymology 3

Related to कट (kaṭa, “grass”); see there for more.

Noun

खट • (khaṭa) stem, m

1. grass (used to thatch houses)
2. a fragrant kind of grass

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “खट”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 335/1.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 135
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎^[2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 297