खटक्किका

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Of uncertain origin.[1][2] Turner derives the word from खट (khaṭa, thatching grass), taking the original meaning as "something made of matting".[3] Related formations in Dravidian languages like Telugu కిటికీ (kiṭikī, window) are thought to be borrowed from Indo-Aryan, rather than the other way around.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Vedic) IPA(key): /kʰɐ́.ʈɐk.ki.kɑː/, [kʰɐ́.ʈɐk̚.ki.kɑː]
  • (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /kʰɐ.ʈɐk.ki.kɑː/, [kʰɐ.ʈɐk̚.ki.kɑː]

Noun

खटक्किका • (khaṭakkikā) stemf

  1. a side door

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of खटक्किका
singular dual plural
nominative खटक्किका (khaṭakkikā) खटक्किके (khaṭakkike) खटक्किकाः (khaṭakkikāḥ)
accusative खटक्किकाम् (khaṭakkikām) खटक्किके (khaṭakkike) खटक्किकाः (khaṭakkikāḥ)
instrumental खटक्किकया (khaṭakkikayā)
खटक्किका¹ (khaṭakkikā¹)
खटक्किकाभ्याम् (khaṭakkikābhyām) खटक्किकाभिः (khaṭakkikābhiḥ)
dative खटक्किकायै (khaṭakkikāyai) खटक्किकाभ्याम् (khaṭakkikābhyām) खटक्किकाभ्यः (khaṭakkikābhyaḥ)
ablative खटक्किकायाः (khaṭakkikāyāḥ)
खटक्किकायै² (khaṭakkikāyai²)
खटक्किकाभ्याम् (khaṭakkikābhyām) खटक्किकाभ्यः (khaṭakkikābhyaḥ)
genitive खटक्किकायाः (khaṭakkikāyāḥ)
खटक्किकायै² (khaṭakkikāyai²)
खटक्किकयोः (khaṭakkikayoḥ) खटक्किकानाम् (khaṭakkikānām)
locative खटक्किकायाम् (khaṭakkikāyām) खटक्किकयोः (khaṭakkikayoḥ) खटक्किकासु (khaṭakkikāsu)
vocative खटक्किके (khaṭakkike) खटक्किके (khaṭakkike) खटक्किकाः (khaṭakkikāḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Kashmiri:
      • Arabic script: کھِرِکِ (khiriki)
      • Devanagari script: खिरिकि (khiriki)
  • Prakrit: 𑀔𑀟𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀻 (khaḍakkī) (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001), “khaṭakkikā-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 135
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956), “khaṭakkikā”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 297
  3. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “khaṭakkikā-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 197

Further reading