खाट (khaat)

noun A traditional woven-rope bed/cot, common in North Indian homes and villages -- the single everyday sense of this word.
Sense 1 : a woven cot/bed frame
noun, feminine
Synonyms: चारपाई (chaarpaaii), पलंग (palang, usually a proper bed rather than a rope cot)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will see खाट (khaat) pulled out into the courtyard or under a tree in the evening -- it is as much a social seat for chatting over tea as it is a bed. In rural and small-town India, inviting someone to sit is often literally 'खाट पर बैठो' (khaat par baitho, 'sit on the cot'), and much of village gossip and card-playing happens sitting cross-legged on one.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes treat खाट (khaat) and पलंग (palang) as fully interchangeable, but खाट (khaat) specifically evokes the simple woven-rope frame used in villages, courtyards, and for sitting outside, while पलंग (palang) suggests a proper bedstead used indoors for sleeping.
Sample Sentences:
गर्मियों में दादी आँगन में खाट डाल कर सोती हैं। In summer, grandmother puts out a cot in the courtyard and sleeps.
(garmiyon men daadii aangan men khaat daal kar sotii hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
आओ, यहाँ खाट पर बैठो और चाय पियो। Come, sit here on the cot and have some tea.
(aao, yahaan khaat par baitho aur chaay piyo।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
पेड़ के नीचे एक पुरानी खाट पड़ी थी। An old cot was lying under the tree.
(ped ke niiche ek puraanii khaat padii thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
बाबा हर शाम खाट पर लेटे-लेटे रेडियो सुनते थे। Grandfather used to listen to the radio every evening lying on the cot.
(baabaa har shaam khaat par lete-lete rediyo sunte the।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मजदूर दिन भर की थकान के बाद खाट पर पसर गया। After a whole day's exhaustion, the laborer sprawled out on the cot.
(majdoor din bhar kii thakaan ke baad khaat par pasar gayaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर घर में जगह होती तो हम भी आँगन में खाट डालते। If there were space at home, we too would have put a cot in the courtyard.
(agar ghar men jagah hotii to ham bhii aangan men khaat daalte।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम्हारे घर में एक अतिरिक्त खाट है जो हम मेहमानों के लिए ले सकें? Does your house have a spare cot that we could take for the guests?
(kyaa tumhaare ghar men ek atirikt khaat hai jo ham mehmaanon ke lie le saken?)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
गाँव में शाम होते ही चौपाल पर खाटें बिछ जाती हैं। In the village, as soon as evening falls, cots get laid out at the common gathering spot.
(gaanv men shaam hote hii chaupaal par khaaten bichh jaatii hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
पुरानी खाट की रस्सी टूट कर लटक रही थी। The old cot's woven rope had broken and was hanging loose.
(puraanii khaat kii rassii toot kar latak rahii thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
बुनकर ने नई खाट बड़ी मेहनत से बुनी थी। The weaver had woven the new cot with great effort.
(bunkar ne naii khaat badii mehnat se bunii thii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): खाट (khaat)
(sg.f.oblique): खाट (khaat)
(pl.f.direct): खाटें (khaaten)
(pl.f.oblique): खाटों (khaaton)