खद्योत

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit खद्योत (khádyota).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʰəd̪.joːt̪/, [kʰɐd̪.joːt̪]

Noun

खद्योत • (khadyot) m (Urdu spelling کَھدْیوت)

1. (rare) a light in the sky: a firefly

   Synonyms: (rare) किर्मक-ए-शब-ताब (kirmak-e-śab-tāb), (more common) जुगनू (jugnū), (rare) ज्योतिरिंगण (jyotiriṅgaṇ)

2. the Sun

Declension

Declension of खद्योत (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खद्योत khadyot	खद्योत khadyot
oblique	खद्योत khadyot	खद्योतों khadyotõ
vocative	खद्योत khadyot	खद्योतो khadyoto

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खद्योत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “खद्योत”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “खद्योत”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• খদ্যোত (Assamese script)
• ᬔᬤ᭄ᬬᭀᬢ (Balinese script)
• খদ্যোত (Bengali script)
• 𑰏𑰟𑰿𑰧𑰺𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀔𑀤𑁆𑀬𑁄𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• ခဒျောတ (Burmese script)
• ખદ્યોત (Gujarati script)
• ਖਦ੍ਯੋਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌖𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ꦑꦢꦾꦺꦴꦠ (Javanese script)
• 𑂎𑂠𑂹𑂨𑂷𑂞 (Kaithi script)
• ಖದ್ಯೋತ (Kannada script)
• ខទ្យោត (Khmer script)
• ຂທ຺ໂຍຕ (Lao script)
• ഖദ്യോത (Malayalam script)
• ᡘᠠᡩᠶᠣᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘏𑘟𑘿𑘧𑘻𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᠻᠠᢑᠶ᠋ᠣᠸᠠᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦯𑦿𑧠𑧇𑧜𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐏𑐡𑑂𑐫𑑀𑐟 (Newa script)
• ଖଦ୍ଯୋତ (Odia script)
• ꢓꢣ꣄ꢫꣂꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆒𑆢𑇀𑆪𑆾𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖏𑖟𑖿𑖧𑖺𑖝 (Siddham script)
• ඛද්‍යොත (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩝𑩭 𑪙𑩻𑩕𑩫 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚋𑚛𑚶𑚣𑚴𑚙 (Takri script)
• க²த்³யோத (Tamil script)
• ఖద్యోత (Telugu script)
• ขทฺโยต (Thai script)
• ཁ་དྱོ་ཏ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒐𑒠𑓂𑒨𑒼𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨌𑨛𑩇𑨪𑨆𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From ख (khá) +‎ द्योत (dyota).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʰɐ́d.jɐw.tɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kʰɐd̪ˈjoː.t̪ɐ/

Noun

खद्योत • (khádyota) stem, m

1. “sky-illuminator” a firefly
2. the Sun
3. sunlight, light, brilliance, heat
4. (figurative) transient happiness

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of खद्योत (khádyota)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	खद्योतः khádyotaḥ	खद्योतौ / खद्योता¹ khádyotau / khádyotā¹	खद्योताः / खद्योतासः¹ khádyotāḥ / khádyotāsaḥ¹
Vocative	खद्योत khádyota	खद्योतौ / खद्योता¹ khádyotau / khádyotā¹	खद्योताः / खद्योतासः¹ khádyotāḥ / khádyotāsaḥ¹
Accusative	खद्योतम् khádyotam	खद्योतौ / खद्योता¹ khádyotau / khádyotā¹	खद्योतान् khádyotān
Instrumental	खद्योतेन khádyotena	खद्योताभ्याम् khádyotābhyām	खद्योतैः / खद्योतेभिः¹ khádyotaiḥ / khádyotebhiḥ¹
Dative	खद्योताय khádyotāya	खद्योताभ्याम् khádyotābhyām	खद्योतेभ्यः khádyotebhyaḥ
Ablative	खद्योतात् khádyotāt	खद्योताभ्याम् khádyotābhyām	खद्योतेभ्यः khádyotebhyaḥ
Genitive	खद्योतस्य khádyotasya	खद्योतयोः khádyotayoḥ	खद्योतानाम् khádyotānām
Locative	खद्योते khádyote	खद्योतयोः khádyotayoḥ	खद्योतेषु khádyoteṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀔𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁄𑀅 (khajjoa)
  • Helu Prakrit:
    • Sinhalese: කදෝව (kadōwa)
  • Maharastri Prakrit:
    • Marathi: काजवा (kājvā)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: खद्योत (khadyot)

  Urdu: کَھدْیوت (khadyot)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “खद्योत”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 334.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khadyōta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press