খদ্দর

Bengali

Alternative forms

• খদ্দের (khodder)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *khadda (“coarse cloth”). Possibly an areal word, related to Proto-Dravidian *kaṇṭai. Biswas (2004) traces it to Gujarati ખદ્દર (khaddar).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰɔd̪ːɔɾ/, [ˈkʰɔd̪ːɔɾ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰɔd̪ːɔɹ/, [ˈkʰɔd̪ːɔɹ]

Noun

খদ্দর • (khoddor)

1. khaddar, khadi, a hand-woven coarse cotton fabric

Declension

Inflection of খদ্দর
nominative	খদ্দর khoddor
objective	খদ্দর / খদ্দরকে khoddor (semantically general or indefinite) / khoddorke (semantically definite)
genitive	খদ্দরের khoddorer
locative	খদ্দরে khoddore
	Indefinite forms
nominative	খদ্দর khoddor
objective	খদ্দর / খদ্দরকে khoddor (semantically general or indefinite) / khoddorke (semantically definite)
genitive	খদ্দরের khoddorer
locative	খদ্দরে khoddore
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	খদ্দরটা , খদ্দরটি khoddorṭa (colloquial), khoddorṭi (formal)		খদ্দরগুলা, খদ্দরগুলো khoddorgula (colloquial), khoddorgulo (formal)
objective	খদ্দরটা, খদ্দরটি khoddorṭa (colloquial), khoddorṭi (formal)		খদ্দরগুলা, খদ্দরগুলো khoddorgula (colloquial), khoddorgulo (formal)
genitive	খদ্দরটার, খদ্দরটির khoddorṭar (colloquial), khoddorṭir (formal)		খদ্দরগুলার, খদ্দরগুলোর khoddorgular (colloquial), khoddorgulor (formal)
locative	খদ্দরটাতে / খদ্দরটায়, খদ্দরটিতে khoddorṭate / khoddorṭay (colloquial), khoddorṭite (formal)		খদ্দরগুলাতে / খদ্দরগুলায়, খদ্দরগুলোতে khoddorgulate / khoddorgulay (colloquial), khoddorgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Related terms

• খাদি (khadi)

References

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