खीसा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کیسه (kīsa). Cognate with Marathi खिसा (khisā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰiː.sɑː/, [kʰiː.säː]

Noun

खीसा • (khīsā) m (Urdu spelling کھیسا)

1. pocket

   Synonyms: जेब (jeb), थैली (thailī)

Declension

Declension of खीसा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खीसा khīsā	खीसे khīse
oblique	खीसे khīse	खीसों khīsõ
vocative	खीसे khīse	खीसो khīso

References

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