खच्चर
Hindi
editAlternative forms
edit- ख़च्चर (xaccar)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Punjabi خچر (khaccar, “mule”), likely from Pashto خچر (xacar, “mule”). Ultimately related to Proto-Turkic *katïr. Compare Turkish katır, Persian قاطر (“mule”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editखच्चर • (khaccar) m (Urdu spelling خچر)
- 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
editDeclension of खच्चर (masc cons-stem)
References
edit- 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