खेळ्चे

Konkani

Alternative forms

• खेळप (kheḷap)

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀔𑁂𑀮𑀇 (khelaï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑁂𑀮𑁆- (*khel-). Cognate to Marathi खेळणे (kheḷṇe), Gujarati ખેલવું (khelvũ), Hindi खेलना (khelnā), Nepali खेल्नु (khelnu), Bengali খেলা (khela), Assamese খেলা (khela).

Pronunciation

• (Goud Saraswat) IPA^(key): /kʰɛɭ.t͡ʃɛ/
• (Roman Catholicism) IPA^(key): /kʰɛʋ.t͡ʃɛ̃/

Verb

खेळ्चे • (kheḷce) (Latin script khevchem, Kannada script ಖೆಳ್ಚೆ)

1. to play

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khēḍ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press