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Sanskrit
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খড্গ ( Assamese script ) ᬔᬟ᭄ᬕ ( Balinese script ) খড্গ ( Bengali script ) 𑰏𑰚𑰿𑰐 ( Bhaiksuki script ) 𑀔𑀟𑁆𑀕 ( Brahmi script ) ခဍ္ဂ ( Burmese script ) ખડ્ગ ( Gujarati script ) ਖਡ੍ਗ ( Gurmukhi script ) 𑌖𑌡𑍍𑌗 ( Grantha script ) ꦑꦝ꧀ꦒ ( Javanese script ) 𑂎𑂙𑂹𑂏 ( Kaithi script ) ಖಡ್ಗ ( Kannada script ) ខឌ្គ ( Khmer script ) ຂຑ຺ຄ ( Lao script ) ഖഡ്ഗ ( Malayalam script ) ᡘᠠᡷᡤᠠ ( Manchu script ) 𑘏𑘚𑘿𑘐 ( Modi script ) ᠻᠠᢎᠺᠠ ( Mongolian script ) 𑦯𑦺𑧠𑦰 ( Nandinagari script ) 𑐏𑐜𑑂𑐐 ( Newa script ) ଖଡ୍ଗ ( Odia script ) ꢓꢞ꣄ꢔ ( Saurashtra script ) 𑆒𑆝𑇀𑆓 ( Sharada script ) 𑖏𑖚𑖿𑖐 ( Siddham script ) ඛඩ්ග ( Sinhalese script ) 𑩝𑩨 𑪙𑩞 ( Soyombo script ) 𑚋𑚖𑚶𑚌 ( Takri script ) க²ட்³க³ ( Tamil script ) ఖడ్గ ( Telugu script ) ขฑฺค ( Thai script ) ཁ་ཌྒ ( Tibetan script ) 𑒐𑒛𑓂𑒑 ( Tirhuta script ) 𑨌𑨖𑩇𑨍 ( Zanabazar Square script )
Etymology From the root खड् ( khaḍ ) , variant of खण्ड् ( khaṇḍ , “ to divide, break apart ” ) ; see खण्ड ( khaṇḍa , “ portion, fragment, slice ” ) for further etymology.
Pronunciation
Noun खड्ग • (khaḍga ) stem , m
a sword
Synonyms: कृपाण ( kṛpāṇa ) , आसङ्ग ( āsaṅga ) , करण्ड ( karaṇḍa ) , चन्द्रहास ( candrahāsa ) खड्गलता ― khaḍgalatā ― swordblade
a large sacrificial knife
a rhinoceros or its horn
Declension
Derived terms खड्गधर ( khaḍgadhara , “ swordman ” ) खड्गिक ( khaḍgika , “ swordman ” ) खड्गकोश ( khaḍgakośa , “ scabbard, sword-sheath ” ) खड्गग्राहिन् ( khaḍgagrāhin , “ sword-bearer ” ) खड्गपुत्रिका ( khaḍgaputrikā , “ a small sword, a knife ” ) खड्गरत्न ( khaḍgaratna , “ a sword of excellent quality (one of the 7 precious things of a king), Dharmas. 85 ” ) खड्गाघात ( khaḍgāghāta , “ a sword-cut ” )
Descendants
Assamese: খাগ ( khag ) , খাণ্ডা ( khanda )
Bengali: খড়গ ( khôṛgo ) , খাঁড়া ( khãṛa ) , খঞ্জর ( khonjor )
Gujarati: ખડગ ( khaḍag )
Hindi: खाँग ( khāṅg ) , खंडा ( khaṇḍā )
Kashmiri: خداخ ( khaḍakh )
Romani: Xanro
Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀔𑀕𑁆𑀕 ( khagga )
Marathi: खंजीर ( khañjīr )
Nepali: खाग् ( khāg ) , खाँड़ो ( khā̃ṛo )
Punjabi: ਖੰਡਾ ( khaṇḍā ) , ਖੜਗ ( khaṛag )
Pali: khagga
Sindhi: کَڙْڳُ
→ Early Assamese: খঙ্গ ( khoṅgo ) Assamese: খং ( khoṅ ) , খড়্গ ( khorgo ) → Chinese: 朅伽 ( qièqié ) → Malayalam: ഖൾഗം ( khaḷgaṁ ) , ഖഡ്ഗം ( khaḍgaṁ ) — tatsama → Odia: ଖଡ୍ଗ ( khaḍga ) → Sinhalese: කගය ( kagaya ) , ඛඩ්ගය ( khaḍgaya ) → Tamil: கட்கம் ( kaṭkam ) , கண்டம் ( kaṇṭam ) → Telugu: కగ్గము ( kaggamu ) , ఖడ్గము ( khaḍgamu )