खत्री

खत्री

Hindi

Alternative forms

• खत्तरी (khattarī)

Etymology

Punjabi ਖੱਤਰੀ (khattarī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅 (khattia), from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʰət̪.ɾiː/

Proper noun

खत्री • (khatrī) m (Urdu spelling کھتری‎)

1. Khatri (a merchant caste)

Declension

Declension of खत्री (sg-only masc ī-stem)

	singular
direct	खत्री khatrī
oblique	खत्री khatrī
vocative	खत्री khatrī

Noun

खत्री • (khatrī) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling کھتری‎)

1. a Khatri: member of a merchant caste

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of खत्री (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खत्री khatrī	खत्री khatrī
oblique	खत्री khatrī	खत्रियों khatriyõ
vocative	खत्री khatrī	खत्रियो khatriyo

Declension of खत्री (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खत्री khatrī	खत्रियाँ khatriyā̃
oblique	खत्री khatrī	खत्रियों khatriyõ
vocative	खत्री khatrī	खत्रियो khatriyo

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Nepali

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit क्षत्री (kṣatrī), variant of क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, “protector of gentle people”), derived from क्षत्र (kṣatra, “rule, dominion, authority”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰʌt̪ri]
• Phonetic Devanagari: खत्रि

Adjective

खत्री • (khatrī)

1. being a member of the Kshatriya caste
2. people having at least one Kshatriya parent