खटला

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Kannada ಕಟ್ಟಳೆ (kaṭṭaḷe), from ಕಟ್ಟ (kaṭṭa) +‎ ಅಳೆ (aḷe). Compare Konkani खटलो (khaṭlo) / khottlo, Gujarati ખટલો (khaṭlo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰəʈ.la/

Noun

खटला • (khaṭlā) m

1. lawsuit

   Synonym: फिर्याद (phiryād)

Declension

Declension of खटला (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	खटला khaṭlā
direct plural	खटले khaṭle
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	खटला khaṭlā		खटले khaṭle
oblique सामान्यरूप	खटल्या khaṭalyā		खटल्यां- khaṭalyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	खटल्याला khaṭalyālā		खटल्यांना khaṭalyānnā
ergative	खटल्याने, खटल्यानं khaṭalyāne, khaṭalyāna		खटल्यांनी khaṭalyānnī
instrumental	खटल्याशी khaṭalyāśī		खटल्यांशी khaṭalyānśī
locative सप्तमी	खटल्यात khaṭalyāt		खटल्यांत khaṭalyāt
vocative संबोधन	खटल्या khaṭalyā		खटल्यांनो khaṭalyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of खटला (masc ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	खटल्याचा khaṭalyāċā	खटल्याचे khaṭalyāċe	खटल्याची khaṭalyācī	खटल्याच्या khaṭalyācā	खटल्याचे, खटल्याचं khaṭalyāċe, khaṭalyāċa	खटल्याची khaṭalyācī	खटल्याच्या khaṭalyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	खटल्यांचा khaṭalyānċā	खटल्यांचे khaṭalyānċe	खटल्यांची khaṭalyāñcī	खटल्यांच्या khaṭalyāncā	खटल्यांचे, खटल्यांचं khaṭalyānċe, khaṭalyānċa	खटल्यांची khaṭalyāñcī	खटल्यांच्या khaṭalyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “खटला”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary‎^[1], New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 30
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “खटला”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 191
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “खटला-लें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 823.