ખેતર

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• ખેત (khet)
• છેતર (chetar) — Jhalawad

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit क्षेत्र (kṣetra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćšáytram, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ṭṣáytram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćšáytram, from Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytrom. Doublet of ક્ષેત્ર (kṣetra). Cognate with Hindustani کھیت (khet) / खेत (khet), Marwari खेत (khet), Marathi शेत (śet).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰeː.t̪əɾ/
• Rhymes: -əɾ
• Hyphenation: ખે‧તર

Noun

ખેતર • (khetar) n

1. area, land
2. ploughland, cultivated land, farmland