ਖਰਚ
Punjabi edit
Alternative forms edit
- ਖ਼ਰਚ (xarac)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਖਰਚੁ (kharacu), from Classical Persian خرچ (xarč) / خرج (xarj), from Arabic خَرْج (ḵarj). Compare Hindustani خرچ / ख़र्च (xarc).
Noun edit
ਖਰਚ • (kharac) m (Shahmukhi spelling خرچ)
Derived terms edit
- ਕਮਖਰਚ (kamkharac, “frugal”, adjective)
- ਖਰਚਖਾਹ (kharcakhāh, “spendthrift”, adjective)
- ਖਰਚਣਾ (kharcaṇā, “spend”, verb)
- ਖਰਚੀਲਾ (kharcīlā, “prodigal”, adjective)
- ਡਾਕ ਖਰਚ m (ḍāk kharac, “postage”)
Further reading edit
- “ਖਰਚ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024