ख़र्च

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خرچ (xarč), alternative form of خرج (xarj), from Arabic خَرْج (ḵarj). Compare Assamese খৰচ (khoros), Bengali খরচ (khoroc), Gujarati ખર્ચ (kharc), Kannada ಖರ್ಚು (kharcu), Odia ଖରଚ (khôrôcô), Punjabi ਖਰਚ (kharac), Telugu కర్చు (karcu).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /xəɾt͡ʃ/, [xɐɾt͡ʃ], /kʰəɾt͡ʃ/, [kʰɐɾt͡ʃ]

Noun

ख़र्च • (xarc) m (Urdu spelling خرچ)

1. expenditure, spending

   Synonym: व्यय (vyay)

   मैं इतना ज़्यादा खाना का ख़र्च कैसे उठा पाऊंगा?

   ma͠i itnā zyādā khānā kā xarc kaise uṭhā pāūṅgā?

   How will I be able to bear the expenses for this much food?

Declension

Declension of ख़र्च (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ख़र्च xarc	ख़र्च xarc
oblique	ख़र्च xarc	ख़र्चों xarcõ
vocative	ख़र्च xarc	ख़र्चो xarco

Derived terms

• ख़र्च करना (xarc karnā)

See also

• ख़र्चा (xarcā)