ख़ाली
Hindi
editAlternative forms
edit- खाली (khālī) (nuqtaless)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian خالی (xālī), from Arabic خَالٍ (ḵālin). Compare Assamese খালী (khali), Bengali খালি (khali), Malayalam കാലി (kāli), Sylheti ꠈꠣꠟꠤ (xáli).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editख़ाली • (xālī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling خالی)
Noun
editख़ाली • (xālī) m (Urdu spelling خالی)
- (Hindustani Classical Music) an empty matra in a tala, represented by a swish of the hand and marked by ०
- तीनताल का ख़ाली नौवी मात्रा पर होती है ― tīntāl kā xālī nauvī mātrā par hotī hai
References
edit- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “ख़ाली”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.