खस

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खस

Probably from Sanskrit खश (khaśa), खस (khasa).

खस • (khas)

Declension of खस
	Singular	Plural
nominative	खस [kʰʌs]	खसहरू [kʰʌsɦʌɾu]
accusative	खसलाई [kʰʌsläi]	खसहरूलाई [kʰʌsɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	खसले [kʰʌsle]	खसहरूले [kʰʌsɦʌɾule]
dative	खसलाई [kʰʌsläi]	खसहरूलाई [kʰʌsɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	खसबाट [kʰʌssoʈʌ]	खसहरूबाट [kʰʌsɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	खसको [kʰʌsko]	खसहरूको [kʰʌsɦʌɾuko]
locative	खसमा [kʰʌsmä]	खसहरूमा [kʰʌsɦʌɾumä]

Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

IPA^(key): [kʰʌsʌ]

खस • (khasa)

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खस • (khasa) stem, m

Masculine a-stem declension of खस (khasa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	खसः khasaḥ	खसौ / खसा¹ khasau / khasā¹	खसाः / खसासः¹ khasāḥ / khasāsaḥ¹
Vocative	खस khasa	खसौ / खसा¹ khasau / khasā¹	खसाः / खसासः¹ khasāḥ / khasāsaḥ¹
Accusative	खसम् khasam	खसौ / खसा¹ khasau / khasā¹	खसान् khasān
Instrumental	खसेन khasena	खसाभ्याम् khasābhyām	खसैः / खसेभिः¹ khasaiḥ / khasebhiḥ¹
Dative	खसाय khasāya	खसाभ्याम् khasābhyām	खसेभ्यः khasebhyaḥ
Ablative	खसात् khasāt	खसाभ्याम् khasābhyām	खसेभ्यः khasebhyaḥ
Genitive	खसस्य khasasya	खसयोः khasayoḥ	खसानाम् khasānām
Locative	खसे khase	खसयोः khasayoḥ	खसेषु khaseṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Eastern:
- Odia: ଖଶ (khôśô)
Northwestern:
- Sindhi: khahi, khahī
  Arabic script: کَهِ, کَهِي
  
  Devanagari script: खहि, खही
Southern:
- Dhivehi: ކަސް (kas)
  - ⇒ Dhivehi: ކަހަނީ (kahanī)
- Sinhalese: කස් (kas)
Western:
- Gujarati: ખસ (khas)

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khasa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 203