Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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खच्चर (khaccarm (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

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References

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  • 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