# क्षत्रिय
## Hindi
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatríya).

### Pronunciation

* (Delhi) IPA: /kʂət̪.ɾɪ.jə/, [kʃɐt̪.ɾi.jɐ]
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### Proper noun

क्षत्रिय • (kṣatriya) m
* kshatriya (the warrior or military caste)

#### Declension
### Noun

क्षत्रिय • (kṣatriya) m (feminine क्षत्रियण)
* kshatriya (member of the kshatriya caste)

#### Declension
## Nepali
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatríya).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [t͡sʰʌt̪rie]
* Phonetic Devanagari: छत्रिए
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### Noun

क्षत्रिय • (kṣatriya)
* kshatriya (the warrior or military caste or a member of this caste)

#### Related terms

* क्षत्राणी (kṣatrāṇī, “female kshatriya”)

## Sanskrit
### Alternative forms

* ক্ষত্ৰিয় (Assamese script)
* ᬓ᭄ᬱᬢ᭄ᬭᬶᬬ (Balinese script)
* ক্ষত্রিয় (Bengali script)
* 𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰝𑰿𑰨𑰰𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬 (Brahmi script)
* က္ၑတြိယ (Burmese script)
* ક્ષત્રિય (Gujarati script)
* ਕ੍ਸ਼ਤ੍ਰਿਯ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯 (Grantha script)
* ꦏ꧀ꦰꦠꦿꦶꦪ (Javanese script)
* 𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂞𑂹𑂩𑂱𑂨 (Kaithi script)
* ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯ (Kannada script)
* ក្ឞត្រិយ (Khmer script)
* ກ຺ຩຕ຺ຣິຍ (Lao script)
* ക്ഷത്രിയ (Malayalam script)
* ᡬᢢᠠᢠᡵᡳᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
* 𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘝𑘿𑘨𑘱𑘧 (Modi script)
* ᢉᢔᠠᢐᠷᠢᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
* 𑦮𑧠𑧌𑦽𑧠𑧈𑧒𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐟𑑂𑐬𑐶𑐫 (Newa script)
* କ୍ଷତ୍ରିଯ (Odia script)
* ꢒ꣄ꢰꢡ꣄ꢬꢶꢫ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆠𑇀𑆫𑆴𑆪 (Sharada script)
* 𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖝𑖿𑖨𑖰𑖧 (Siddham script)
* ක්‍ෂත්‍රිය (Sinhalese script)
* 𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩫 𑪙𑩼𑩑𑩻 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚊𑚶𑚙𑚶𑚤𑚮𑚣 (Takri script)
* க்ஷத்ரிய (Tamil script)
* క్షత్రియ (Telugu script)
* กฺษตฺริย (Thai script)
* ཀྵ་ཏྲི་ཡ (Tibetan script)
* 𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒞𑓂𑒩𑒱𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨙𑩇𑨫𑨁𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *kṣatríyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšatríyas (“ruler, warrior”), from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“obtain, receive, get”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬚𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (xšaθriia), Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 (xšāyaθiya, “emperor”) (whence Persian شاه (šâh, “king”)). Related to क्षत्र (kṣatrá, “rule, dominion, authority”).

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /kʂɐt.ɾí.jɐ/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /kʂɐt̪ˈɾi.jɐ/

### Noun

क्षत्रिय • (kṣatríya) stem, m
* a Kshatriya, a member of the military or reigning order, consisting of kings, warriors and soldiers, which in later times constituted the second highest of the four castes in traditional Indian society
** c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
* the power of a sovereign
** c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda

#### Declension
### Adjective

क्षत्रिय • (kṣatríya) stem
* governing, endowed with sovereignty

#### Descendants

* → Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀔𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅 (khattia)
* → Nepali: छेत्री (chetrī)
* → Pali: khattiya
* → Punjabi: ਖੱਤਰੀ (khattarī)
* → Thai: กษัตริย์ (gà-sàt)

#### Borrowed terms

* → Bengali: ক্ষত্রিয় (khotriẏo)
* → Chinese: 剎帝利／刹帝利 (chàdìlì)
** → Japanese: 刹帝利 (せつていり, Setsuteiri), クシャトリヤ (kushatoriya)
* → English: kshatriya
* → Gujarati: ક્ષત્રિય (kṣatriya)
* → Hindi: क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya), खत्री (khatrī) (from Punjabi ਖੱਤਰੀ (khattarī))
* → Indonesian: kesatria, ksatriya, ksatria, satria
* → Indonesian: ksatriya
* → Kannada: ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯ (kṣatriya)
* → Khmer: ក្សត្រ (ksat)
* → Lao: ກະ​ສັດ (ka sat)
* → Malay: kesatria, satria
* → Malayalam: ക്ഷത്രിയ (kṣatriya), ഖത്രി (khatri)
* → Marathi: क्षत्रिय (kṣatriy), खत्री (khatrī)
* → Nepali: क्षेत्री (kṣetrī), खत्री (khatrī)
* → Newar: छथरे (chathare) छथरीय (chatharīya)
* → Odia: କ୍ଷତ୍ରିୟ (kshatriya)
* → Old Javanese: kṣatriya
** > Javanese: ꦱꦠꦿꦶꦪ (satriya) (inherited)
*** → Indonesian: satria
** → Balinese: ᬓ᭄ᬱᬢ᭄ᬭᬶᬬ → ᬲᬢ᭄ᬭᬶᬬ (satriya)
* → Sinhalese: ක්ෂත්රිය (kṣatriya)
* → Tamil: சத்திரியர் (cattiriyar), கத்ரி (katri)
* → Telugu: క్షత్రియ (kṣatriya), ఖత్రీ (khatrī)
* → Thai: กษัตริย์ (gà-sàt)

#### Related terms

* क्षत्री (kṣatrī)
* क्षत्राणी (kṣatrāṇī)