As a Hindi name
खेटक · noun · masculine
खेड़ा । गाँव · सितारा । तारा · बलदेव जी की गदा — Śabdasāgara
खेटक · noun · masculine
शिकार । मृगया — Śabdasāgara
खेटक · kheṭak · s.m.
Hunting, sport, the chase — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 885
खेटक · kheṭak · s.f.
m. A shield — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 885
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a small village, residence of agricultural peasants
Verified derivationMultiple readings (11)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "kheṭaka" is derived from "kheṭa" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. khe—'ṭa m. ‘moving in the air’, a planet
the ascending node or Rāhu, W.
kheṭaka m. n. a small village, residence of agricultural peasants, VP.; Hcat.
a shield, MBh. iv, 181; vi, 799; VarBṛS.; Hcat. &c.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the masculine and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
kheṭaka m. n. a small village, residence of agricultural peasants, VP.; Hcat.
a shield, MBh. iv, 181; vi, 799; VarBṛS.; Hcat. &c.
kheṭaka n. the club of Bala-rāma (?), L.
kheṭaka m. (-kaḥ) 1 A village, the residence of agricultural peasants. 2 A shield. 3 The club of BALARĀMA. E. khiṭa to terrify, &c. ac affix, and kan added.
1. khe—'ṭa m. ‘moving in the air’, a planet
the ascending node or Rāhu, W.
Alternative readings
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