Marathi edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

खटला (khaṭlām

  1. lawsuit
    Synonym: फिर्याद (phiryād)

Further reading edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “खटला”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, 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.