ख़सरा

See also: खसरा

Hindi

Alternative forms

खसरा (khasrā)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /xəs.ɾɑː/, [xɐs.ɾäː], /kʰəs.ɾɑː/, [kʰɐs.ɾäː]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian خسره (xasra).

Noun

ख़सरा • (xasrā) m (Urdu spelling خسرہ) (law, revenue)

1. patwari's list of fields (and their details) of a village
2. surveyor's field-book

Declension

Declension of ख़सरा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ख़सरा xasrā	ख़सरे xasre
oblique	ख़सरे xasre	ख़सरों xasrõ
vocative	ख़सरे xasre	ख़सरो xasro

Derived terms

• ख़सरा नंबर (xasrā nambar)

Descendants

• English: khasra

Etymology 2

hyperforeignism of Hindi खसरा (khasrā, “measles”)

Noun

ख़सरा • (xasrā) m (Urdu spelling خسرہ)

1. Alternative form of खसरा (khasrā); measles

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ख़सरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press