खेत

See also: खत and ख़त

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (khetta), from Sanskrit क्षेत्र (kṣetra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćšáytram. Doublet of क्षेत्र (kṣetra).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʰeːt̪/

Noun

खेत • (khet) m (Urdu spelling کھیت)

1. farm, plantation
2. ploughland, cultivated land, farmland
3. rent

Declension

Declension of खेत (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खेत khet	खेत khet
oblique	खेत khet	खेतों khetõ
vocative	खेत khet	खेतो kheto

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खेत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kṣḗtra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press