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khettāni

khetta

nt nom pl of khetta (noun); nt acc pl of khetta (noun); nt voc pl of khetta (noun)

1. field; plot of land
2. place; location; grounds; lit. field
3. field of kamma; plane of existence
4. domain; sphere; range; lit. field

Etymology. √khi > khe + *tta; from √khi 'live, abide peacefully'; Sanskrit kṣetra [kṣi]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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