खाते

See also: खत, ख़त, खाता, खेत, and खेती

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘏𑘰𑘝𑘹𑘽 (khāteṃ, “niche”), from Sanskrit क्षत्र (kṣatrá, “rule, authority”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with Varhadi खातं (khāta), Ahirani खातं (khāta).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /kʰa.t̪e/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /kʰa.t̪ə/
• Hyphenation: खा‧ते

Noun

खाते • (khāte) n

1. department
2. account, ledger (such as a bank account)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “खाते”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 31.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “खातें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 203
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “खातें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 869.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kṣatrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 189

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰät̪e]
• Phonetic Devanagari: खाते
• Rhymes: -t̪e

Noun

खाते • (khāte)

1. (derogatory) ragpicker, chiffonier
2. (derogatory) lowlife

Declension

Declension of खाते
	Singular	Plural
nominative	खाते [kʰät̪e]	खातेहरू [kʰät̪eɦʌɾu]
accusative	खातेलाई [kʰät̪eläi]	खातेहरूलाई [kʰät̪eɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	खातेले [kʰät̪ele]	खातेहरूले [kʰät̪eɦʌɾule]
dative	खातेलाई [kʰät̪eläi]	खातेहरूलाई [kʰät̪eɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	खातेबाट [kʰät̪ebäʈʌ]	खातेहरूबाट [kʰät̪eɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	खातेको [kʰät̪eko]	खातेहरूको [kʰät̪eɦʌɾuko]
locative	खातेमा [kʰät̪emä]	खातेहरूमा [kʰät̪eɦʌɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

• “खाते”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018