खट्टा

Hindi

Etymology

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Sanskrit खट्ट (khaṭṭa)

Prakrit खट्ट (khaṭṭa)

Hindi खट्टा

Inherited from Prakrit खट्ट (khaṭṭa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) without cluster simplification, from Sanskrit खट्ट (khaṭṭa, “sour”). Cognate with Punjabi ਖੱਟਾ (khaṭṭā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʰəʈ.ʈɑː/, [kʰɐʈ̚.ʈäː]

Adjective

खट्टा • (khaṭṭā) (Urdu spelling کھٹّا)

1. sour

   नींबू खाने में खट्टा है।

   nīmbū khāne mẽ khaṭṭā hai.

   The lemon is sour to the taste.

2. mean, surly

Declension

Declension of खट्टा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	खट्टा khaṭṭā	खट्टे khaṭṭe	खट्टी khaṭṭī	खट्टी khaṭṭī
oblique	खट्टे khaṭṭe	खट्टे khaṭṭe	खट्टी khaṭṭī	खट्टी khaṭṭī
vocative	खट्टे khaṭṭe	खट्टे khaṭṭe	खट्टी khaṭṭī	खट्टी khaṭṭī

See also

Basic tastes in Hindi · स्वाद (svād) (layout · text)
मीठा (mīṭhā)	खट्टा (khaṭṭā)	नमकीन (namkīn), खारा (khārā)	कड़वा (kaṛvā)	तीखा (tīkhā)	सलोना (salonā)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “खट्टा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1121
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “खट्टा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 153
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “खट्टा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 226
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “खट्टा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 124.