खच्चर

Hindi

Alternative forms

• ख़च्चर (xaccar)

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi خچر (khaccar, “mule”), likely from Pashto خچر (xacar, “mule”). Ultimately related to Proto-Turkic *katïr. Compare Turkish katır, Persian قاطر (“mule”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʰət̪.t͡ʃəɾ/, [kʰɐt̚.t͡ʃɐɾ]

Noun

खच्चर • (khaccar) m (Urdu spelling خچر)

1. mule (kind of pack mammal)

   खच्चर का बाप गधा होता है और माँ घोड़ी होती है।

   khaccar kā bāp gadhā hotā hai aur mā̃ ghoṛī hotī hai.

   The mule's father is a donkey and its mother is a horse.

Declension

Declension of खच्चर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खच्चर khaccar	खच्चर khaccar
oblique	खच्चर khaccar	खच्चरों khaccarõ
vocative	खच्चर khaccar	खच्चरो khaccaro

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “खच्चर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khaccara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• H. W. Bailey (1985) Indo-Scythian Studies: Being Khotanese Texts‎^[1], Cambridge University Press, page 107