खामखा

Haryanvi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خواه م‌خواه (xʷāh ma-xʷāh, literally “willing (or) not willing, willy-nilly”). Compare Urdu خواہ مَخواہ (xāh maxāh).

Adverb

खामखा (khāmkhā)

1. unnecessarily, unwillingly
2. without any good reason
3. used for an action which did not give the expected benefit