खेडे

See also: खड़ा, खड़े, खड़ी, खंड, खाड़, and खाड़ी

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀔𑁂𑀟 (kheḍa), 𑀔𑁂𑀟𑀬 (kheḍaya), from Sanskrit खेट (kheṭa), खेटक (kheṭak). Compare Gujarati ખેડ (kheḍ), Hindustani کھیڑا (kheṛā) / खेड़ा (kheṛā), Punjabi ਖੇੜਾ (kheṛā) / کھیڑا (kheṛā), Odia ଖେଡ଼ (kheṛô).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /kʰe.ɖe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /kʰe.ɖə/

Noun

खेडे • (kheḍe) n

1. small village, hamlet

   Synonym: गाव (gāv)

Derived terms

• खेडेगाव (kheḍegāv)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “खेडे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “खेडें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “खेड-खेडें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khēṭa²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press