ਖੱਤਰੀ

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅 (khattia), from Sanskrit क्ष॒त्रिय॑ (kṣatríya), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kṣatríyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšatríyas (“ruler, warrior”), from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to obtain, receive, get”).

• IPA^(key): /kʰət̪.(t̪)ɾiː/

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ਖੱਤਰੀ • (khattrī) m (Shahmukhi spelling کھتری)

1. kshatriya (warrior caste in traditional Indian society)
2. kshatriya (member this caste or of a Hindu merchant caste in Punjab)

• (traditional caste): ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ (brāhmaṇ), ਵੈਸ਼ (vaiś), ਸ਼ੂਦਰ (śūdar)

• “ਖੱਤਰੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026