ख़ाला
Hindi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian خاله (xāla), from Arabic خالة (ḵāla).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editख़ाला • (xālā) f (Urdu spelling خالہ)
- maternal aunt
- Synonym: मौसी (mausī)
Declension
editDeclension of ख़ाला (fem ā-stem)
Derived terms
edit- ख़ालाज़ाद (xālāzād)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ख़ाला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press