शेत

Konkani

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀙𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (chetta), from Sanskrit क्षेत्र (kṣétra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ṭṣáytram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćšáytram. Compare Marathi शेत (śet), Hindi खेत (khet).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛːt̪/

Noun

शेत • (śet) (Latin script xet, Kannada script ಶೆತ್)

1. field

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘹𑘝 (seta), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀙𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (chetta), from Sanskrit क्षेत्र (kṣétra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ṭṣáytram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćšáytram. Doublet of क्षेत्र (kṣetra). Cognate with Konkani शेत (śet), Hindi खेत (khet).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕet̪/

Noun

शेत • (śet) n

1. field, farm

Declension

Declension of शेत (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	शेत śet
direct plural	शेते, शेतं śete, śeta
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	शेत śet		शेते, शेतं śete, śeta
oblique सामान्यरूप	शेता śetā		शेतां- śetān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	शेताला śetālā		शेतांना śetānnā
ergative	शेताने, शेतानं śetāne, śetāna		शेतांनी śetānnī
instrumental	शेताशी śetāśī		शेतांशी śetānśī
locative सप्तमी	शेतात śetāt		शेतांत śetāt
vocative संबोधन	शेता śetā		शेतांनो śetānno
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 शेत (neut cons-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	शेताचा śetāċā	शेताचे śetāċe	शेताची śetācī	शेताच्या śetācā	शेताचे, शेताचं śetāċe, śetāċa	शेताची śetācī	शेताच्या śetācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	शेतांचा śetānċā	शेतांचे śetānċe	शेतांची śetāñcī	शेतांच्या śetāncā	शेतांचे, शेतांचं śetānċe, śetānċa	शेतांची śetāñcī	शेतांच्या śetāñcā
* 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.

Derived terms

• शेतकरी (śetkarī)
• शेतकी (śetkī)
• शेतमाल (śetmāl)
• शेती (śetī)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “शेत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शेत”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “शेत”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kṣḗtra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press