खडक

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

    Borrowed from Prakrit *𑀔𑀟 (*khaḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), as evidenced by unexplained retroflexion; per Turner, ultimately probably from खद् (khad, to be steady, be hard).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    खडक • (khaḍaka) stemn

    1. a bolt or pin

    Declension

    Neuter a-stem declension of खडक
    singular dual plural
    nominative खडकम् (khaḍakam) खडके (khaḍake) खडकानि (khaḍakāni)
    accusative खडकम् (khaḍakam) खडके (khaḍake) खडकानि (khaḍakāni)
    instrumental खडकेन (khaḍakena) खडकाभ्याम् (khaḍakābhyām) खडकैः (khaḍakaiḥ)
    dative खडकाय (khaḍakāya) खडकाभ्याम् (khaḍakābhyām) खडकेभ्यः (khaḍakebhyaḥ)
    ablative खडकात् (khaḍakāt) खडकाभ्याम् (khaḍakābhyām) खडकेभ्यः (khaḍakebhyaḥ)
    genitive खडकस्य (khaḍakasya) खडकयोः (khaḍakayoḥ) खडकानाम् (khaḍakānām)
    locative खडके (khaḍake) खडकयोः (khaḍakayoḥ) खडकेषु (khaḍakeṣu)
    vocative खडक (khaḍaka) खडके (khaḍake) खडकानि (khaḍakāni)

    References

    • Monier Williams (1899), “खडक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 335/2.
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 443
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “khaḍaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 198