खट्वा

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian; compare Malayalam കട്ടിൽ (kaṭṭil, “cot”), Tamil கட்டில் (kaṭṭil).

Pronunciation

Noun

खट्वा • (khaṭvā) stem, f

  1. a bedstead, couch, cot
  2. a swing, hammock
  3. a kind of bandage

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of खट्वा (khaṭvā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative खट्वा
khaṭvā 		खट्वे
khaṭve 		खट्वाः
khaṭvāḥ
Vocative खट्वे
khaṭve 		खट्वे
khaṭve 		खट्वाः
khaṭvāḥ
Accusative खट्वाम्
khaṭvām 		खट्वे
khaṭve 		खट्वाः
khaṭvāḥ
Instrumental खट्वया / खट्वा¹
khaṭvayā / khaṭvā¹ 		खट्वाभ्याम्
khaṭvābhyām 		खट्वाभिः
khaṭvābhiḥ
Dative खट्वायै
khaṭvāyai 		खट्वाभ्याम्
khaṭvābhyām 		खट्वाभ्यः
khaṭvābhyaḥ
Ablative खट्वायाः / खट्वायै²
khaṭvāyāḥ / khaṭvāyai² 		खट्वाभ्याम्
khaṭvābhyām 		खट्वाभ्यः
khaṭvābhyaḥ
Genitive खट्वायाः / खट्वायै²
khaṭvāyāḥ / khaṭvāyai² 		खट्वयोः
khaṭvayoḥ 		खट्वानाम्
khaṭvānām
Locative खट्वायाम्
khaṭvāyām 		खट्वयोः
khaṭvayoḥ 		खट्वासु
khaṭvāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

  • Bengali: খাট (khaṭ)
  • Hindi: खाट (khāṭ)
  • Marathi: खाट (khāṭ)
  • → Malayalam: ഖട്വ (khaṭva)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “खट्वा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 335/2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 443
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 298
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