No. 601 in Marathi
खडस
A scolding or stern reprimand.
In a sentence
मास्तरांनी शाळेच्या मैदानाची घाण पाहिली तेव्हा त्यांनी खडसून विचारले, 'हे कोण केले?'.
The teacher sternly asked upon seeing the dirt in the school field, 'Who did this?'.
Here, 'खडसून' is used as an adverb to describe the manner of the teacher's speech, indicating sternness or firmness.
शिक्षक विद्यार्थ्यांना अभ्यासाकडे लक्ष देण्यासाठी खडसले.
The teacher scolded the students to focus on their studies.
In this sentence, 'खडसले' is used as a past-tense verb representing the act of scolding or admonishing.
मुलीच्या आवाजात खडस स्पष्ट ऐकू येत होता.
The sternness in the girl's voice was clearly audible.
Here, 'खडस' is used as a noun to denote the quality of sternness or severity present in the voice.
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