ख़ंदक़

Hindi

Alternative forms

• खंदक (khandak), ख़न्दक़ (xandaq), खन्दक (khandak)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خندق (xandaq), from Arabic خَنْدَق (ḵandaq).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /xən.d̪əq/, [xɐ̃n̪.d̪ɐq], /kʰən.d̪ək/, [kʰɐ̃n̪.d̪ɐk]

Noun

ख़ंदक़ • (xandaq) f (Urdu spelling خندق)

1. moat
2. fosse, ditch
3. (military) trench

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “khandaka”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “खंदक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha