खडक

Sanskrit

Of uncertain origin. Turner connects the word with खद् (khad, “to be steady, be hard”).

खडक • (khaḍaka) stem, n

Neuter a-stem declension of खडक (khaḍaka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	खडकम् khaḍakam	खडके khaḍake	खडकानि / खडका¹ khaḍakāni / khaḍakā¹
Vocative	खडक khaḍaka	खडके khaḍake	खडकानि / खडका¹ khaḍakāni / khaḍakā¹
Accusative	खडकम् khaḍakam	खडके khaḍake	खडकानि / खडका¹ khaḍakāni / khaḍakā¹
Instrumental	खडकेन khaḍakena	खडकाभ्याम् khaḍakābhyām	खडकैः / खडकेभिः¹ khaḍakaiḥ / khaḍakebhiḥ¹
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
Notes	¹Vedic

Central:
- Hindustani: khaṛā
  - Devanagari script: खड़ा
  - Arabic script: کھَڑا
  - → Nepali: खडा (khaḍā)
Eastern:
- Bengali: খাড়া (khaṛa)
- Odia: ଖାଡ଼ା (khāṛā)
Northern:
- Bhadrawahi: खड़ो (khaṛo)
- Pangwali: खड़ा (khaṛā)
Northwestern:
- Punjabi: khaṛā
  Gurmukhi script: ਖੜਾ
  
  Shahmukhi script: کھَڑا
- Sindhi: khaṛo
  Arabic script: کَڙو
  
  Devanagari script: खड़ो
Southern:
- Marathi: खडा (khaḍā)
Western:
- Gujarati: ખડું (khaḍũ)
- Marwari: खड़ो (khaṛo)

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