खातर

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati ખાતર (khātar). Doublet of खात (khāt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰa.t̪əɾ/
• Rhymes: -əɾ
• Hyphenation: खा‧तर

Noun

खातर • (khātar) f

1. hole (through a wall or fence)
2. breach

Derived terms

• खातरा (khātrā)
• खातऱ्या (khātaryā)

 

Further reading

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “खातर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khā́tra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 203