खेल

See also: खाली, ख़ाली, खुला, खोला, and खिल

Hindi

FWOTD – 16 February 2023

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰeːl/
• Rhymes: -eːl

Etymology 1

Deverbal form of खेलना (khelnā). Cognate with Marathi खेळ (kheḷ).

Noun

खेल • (khel) m (Urdu spelling کھیل)

1. game, sport; fun
   • 2012, Javed Akhtar, “ये खेल क्या है [What Game Is This?]”, in लावा [Lava]:

     ये जंग भी है
     ये खेल भी है

     ye jaṅg bhī hai
     ye khel bhī hai

     This is a battle too
     This is a game too

2. match, sporting event
3. scheme, plan

   Synonym: चाल (cāl)

Declension

Declension of खेल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खेल khel	खेल khel
oblique	खेल khel	खेलों khelõ
vocative	खेल khel	खेलो khelo

Etymology 2

Inflection of खेलना (khelnā, “to play”).

Verb

खेल • (khel) (Urdu spelling کر)

1. inflection of खेलना (khelnā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular present imperative

References

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

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰel]
• Phonetic Devanagari: खेल्

Noun

खेल • (khel)

1. game, sport
2. round (in a game)
3. trick, strategy

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• খেল (Assamese script)
• ᬔᬾᬮ (Balinese script)
• খেল (Bengali script)
• 𑰏𑰸𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀔𑁂𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• ခေလ (Burmese script)
• ખેલ (Gujarati script)
• ਖੇਲ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌖𑍇𑌲 (Grantha script)
• ꦑꦺꦭ (Javanese script)
• 𑂎𑂵𑂪 (Kaithi script)
• ಖೇಲ (Kannada script)
• ខេល (Khmer script)
• ເຂລ (Lao script)
• ഖേല (Malayalam script)
• ᡘᡝᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘏𑘹𑘩 (Modi script)
• ᠻᠧᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦯𑧚𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐏𑐾𑐮 (Newa script)
• ଖେଲ (Odia script)
• ꢓꢾꢭ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆒𑆼𑆬 (Sharada script)
• 𑖏𑖸𑖩 (Siddham script)
• ඛෙල (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩝𑩔𑩽 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚋𑚲𑚥 (Takri script)
• கே²ல (Tamil script)
• ఖేల (Telugu script)
• เขล (Thai script)
• ཁེ་ལ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒐𑒹𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨌𑨄𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root खेल् (khel, “to shake, tremble”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʰɐj.lɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰeː.l̪ɐ/

Adjective

खेल • (khelá) stem

1. moving, shaking, trembling

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of खेल (khelá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	खेलः kheláḥ	खेलौ / खेला¹ khelaú / khelā́¹	खेलाः / खेलासः¹ khelā́ḥ / khelā́saḥ¹
Vocative	खेल khéla	खेलौ / खेला¹ khélau / khélā¹	खेलाः / खेलासः¹ khélāḥ / khélāsaḥ¹
Accusative	खेलम् khelám	खेलौ / खेला¹ khelaú / khelā́¹	खेलान् khelā́n
Instrumental	खेलेन kheléna	खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām	खेलैः / खेलेभिः¹ khelaíḥ / khelébhiḥ¹
Dative	खेलाय khelā́ya	खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām	खेलेभ्यः khelébhyaḥ
Ablative	खेलात् khelā́t	खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām	खेलेभ्यः khelébhyaḥ
Genitive	खेलस्य khelásya	खेलयोः kheláyoḥ	खेलानाम् khelā́nām
Locative	खेले khelé	खेलयोः kheláyoḥ	खेलेषु kheléṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of खेला (khelā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	खेला khelā́	खेले khelé	खेलाः khelā́ḥ
Vocative	खेले khéle	खेले khéle	खेलाः khélāḥ
Accusative	खेलाम् khelā́m	खेले khelé	खेलाः khelā́ḥ
Instrumental	खेलया / खेला¹ kheláyā / khelā́¹	खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām	खेलाभिः khelā́bhiḥ
Dative	खेलायै khelā́yai	खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām	खेलाभ्यः khelā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	खेलायाः / खेलायै² khelā́yāḥ / khelā́yai²	खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām	खेलाभ्यः khelā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	खेलायाः / खेलायै² khelā́yāḥ / khelā́yai²	खेलयोः kheláyoḥ	खेलानाम् khelā́nām
Locative	खेलायाम् khelā́yām	खेलयोः kheláyoḥ	खेलासु khelā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of खेल (khelá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	खेलम् khelám	खेले khelé	खेलानि / खेला¹ khelā́ni / khelā́¹
Vocative	खेल khéla	खेले khéle	खेलानि / खेला¹ khélāni / khélā¹
Accusative	खेलम् khelám	खेले khelé	खेलानि / खेला¹ khelā́ni / khelā́¹
Instrumental	खेलेन kheléna	खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām	खेलैः / खेलेभिः¹ khelaíḥ / khelébhiḥ¹
Dative	खेलाय khelā́ya	खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām	खेलेभ्यः khelébhyaḥ
Ablative	खेलात् khelā́t	खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām	खेलेभ्यः khelébhyaḥ
Genitive	खेलस्य khelásya	खेलयोः kheláyoḥ	खेलानाम् khelā́nām
Locative	खेले khelé	खेलयोः kheláyoḥ	खेलेषु kheléṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “खेल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 340.