খাদি

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খাদি

Etymology

Likely from Hindi खादी (khādī), popularized by Gandhi, as a coinage with influence from खड्ड (khaḍḍ, “deep pit”).^[1] Biswas (2004) traces it to Gujarati ખદ્દર (khaddar).^[2] Derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan *khadda (“coarse cloth”), which is possibly an areal word, related to Proto-Dravidian *kaṇṭai.^[3] Doublet of খদ্দর (khoddor).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰad̪i/, [ˈkʰad̪iˑ]
Audio: (file)
(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰad̪i/, [ˈkʰad̪iˑ]

Noun

খাদি • (khadi)

khaddar, khadi, a hand-woven coarse cotton fabric

Declension

	Indefinite forms
Inflection of খাদি
nominative	খাদি khadi
objective	খাদি / খাদিকে khadi (semantically general or indefinite) / khadike (semantically definite)
genitive	খাদির khadir
locative	খাদিতে / খাদিয় khadite / khadiẏ
nominative	খাদি khadi
objective	খাদি / খাদিকে khadi (semantically general or indefinite) / khadike (semantically definite)
genitive	খাদির khadir
locative	খাদিতে / খাদিয় khadite / khadiẏ

	Definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	খাদিটি , খাদিটা khadiṭi, khadiṭa	খাদিগুলি, খাদিগুলা, খাদিগুলো khadiguli, khadigula, khadigulō
objective	খাদিটি, খাদিটা khadiṭi, khadiṭa	খাদিগুলি, খাদিগুলা, খাদিগুলো khadiguli, khadigula, khadigulō
genitive	খাদিটির, খাদিটার khadiṭir, khadiṭar	খাদিগুলির, খাদিগুলার, খাদিগুলোর khadigulir, khadigular, khadigulōr
locative	খাদিটিতে, খাদিটাতে, খাদিটায় khadiṭite, khadiṭate, khadiṭaẏ	খাদিগুলিতে, খাদিগুলাতে, খাদিগুলায়, খাদিগুলোতে khadigulite, khadigulate, khadigulaẏ, khadigulōte

Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

^ Gupta, Shruti, Rastogi, Deepali, Mathur, Ritu (2018 January) “Khadi: An Iconic Indian Cloth”, in International Journal of Applied Home Science‎^[1], volume 5, number 1
^ Biswas, Sailendra (2004) “খাদি”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7^th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, page 227.
^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khadda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “খাদি”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]

[1] Gupta, Shruti, Rastogi, Deepali, Mathur, Ritu (2018 January) “Khadi: An Iconic Indian Cloth”, in International Journal of Applied Home Science‎^[1], volume 5, number 1

[2] Biswas, Sailendra (2004) “খাদি”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7^th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, page 227.

[3] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khadda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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