खद्योत

खद्योत

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit खद्योत (khádyota).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰəd̪.joːt̪/

Noun

खद्योत • (khadyot) m (Urdu spelling کھدیوت‎)

1. (rare) a light in the sky: a firefly

   Synonyms: किर्मक-ए-शब-ताब (kirmak-e-śab-tāb) (rare), जुगनू (jugnū) (more common), ज्योतिरिंगण (jyotiriṅgaṇ) (rare)

2. the Sun

Declension

Declension of खद्योत (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खद्योत khadyot	खद्योत khadyot
oblique	खद्योत khadyot	खद्योतों khadyotõ
vocative	खद्योत khadyot	खद्योतो khadyoto

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “खद्योत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) , “खद्योत”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
• Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975) , “खद्योत”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬔᬤ᭄ᬬᭀᬢ (Balinese script)
• খদ্যোত (Assamese script)
• খদ্যোত (Bengali script)
• 𑰏𑰟𑰿𑰧𑰺𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀔𑀤𑁆𑀬𑁄𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌖𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ખદ્યોત (Gujarati script)
• ꦑꦢꦾꦺꦴꦠ (Javanese script)
• ಖದ್ಯೋತ (Kannada script)
• ခဒျောတ (Burmese script)
• 𑐏𑐡𑑂𑐫𑑀𑐟 (Newa script)
• ଖଦ୍ଯୋତ (Oriya script)
• ꢓꢣ꣄ꢫꣂꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆒𑆢𑇀𑆪𑆾𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖏𑖟𑖿𑖧𑖺𑖝 (Siddham script)
• ఖద్యోత (Telugu script)
• ཁདྱོཏ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒐𑒠𑓂𑒨𑒼𑒞 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From ख (kha) +‎ द्योत (dyota).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʰɐ́d̪.jɐw.t̪ɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kʰɐd̪ˈjoː.t̪ɐ/

Noun

खद्योत • (khádyota) m

1. (figurative) transient happiness
2. the Sun
3. sunlight, light, brilliance, heat
4. “sky-illuminator” a firefly

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of खद्योत (khádyota)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	खद्योतः khádyotaḥ	खद्योतौ khádyotau	खद्योताः / खद्योतासः¹ khádyotāḥ / khádyotāsaḥ¹
Vocative	खद्योत khádyota	खद्योतौ khádyotau	खद्योताः / खद्योतासः¹ khádyotāḥ / khádyotāsaḥ¹
Accusative	खद्योतम् khádyotam	खद्योतौ khádyotau	खद्योतान् khádyotān
Instrumental	खद्योतेन khádyotena	खद्योताभ्याम् khádyotābhyām	खद्योतैः / खद्योतेभिः¹ khádyotaiḥ / khádyotebhiḥ¹
Dative	खद्योताय khádyotāya	खद्योताभ्याम् khádyotābhyām	खद्योतेभ्यः khádyotebhyaḥ
Ablative	खद्योतात् khádyotāt	खद्योताभ्याम् khádyotābhyām	खद्योतेभ्यः khádyotebhyaḥ
Genitive	खद्योतस्य khádyotasya	खद्योतयोः khádyotayoḥ	खद्योतानाम् khádyotānām
Locative	खद्योते khádyote	खद्योतयोः khádyotayoḥ	खद्योतेषु khádyoteṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: खद्योत (khadyot)

  Urdu: کھدیوت‎ (khadyot)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) , “खद्योत”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 334.