Hindi edit

Etymology edit

From Prakrit *khōra- (cavity, hollow), of unknown further origin.

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Prakrit [script needed] (*khōll-, to open) (whence Hindi खोलना (kholnā, to open) and Sanskrit खोलि (kholi, quiver) seem to have similar phonetics, as well as semantic connotations of "hollow opening". Perhaps they're related? The phonetic variation of *khōla and its relatives (such as *khōra) suggests a borrowing from a local language like Dravidian or Munda.”

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʰoːɾ/

Noun edit

खोर (khorf

  1. a hollowed-out place, a cavern, a (sunken) lane or alley

Declension edit

References edit

Sanskrit edit

Etymology edit

Probably borrowed from Dravidian or Munda, due to wide phonetic variation in the word's relatives; compare Kota (India) குண்ட் (kuṇṭ, to limp, be lame). Alternative theories that attempt to link the word to terms in other Indo-European branches, such as to Polish kulawy (lame, limping) and Latin claudus (limping, halting) are to be rejected due to the word's relatives suggesting that the original form contained a retroflex consonant.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

खोर (khora) stem

  1. limping, lame

Declension edit

Masculine a-stem declension of खोर
Nom. sg. खोरः (khoraḥ)
Gen. sg. खोरस्य (khorasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative खोरः (khoraḥ) खोरौ (khorau) खोराः (khorāḥ)
Vocative खोर (khora) खोरौ (khorau) खोराः (khorāḥ)
Accusative खोरम् (khoram) खोरौ (khorau) खोरान् (khorān)
Instrumental खोरेन (khorena) खोराभ्याम् (khorābhyām) खोरैः (khoraiḥ)
Dative खोराय (khorāya) खोराभ्याम् (khorābhyām) खोरेभ्यः (khorebhyaḥ)
Ablative खोरात् (khorāt) खोराभ्याम् (khorābhyām) खोरेभ्यः (khorebhyaḥ)
Genitive खोरस्य (khorasya) खोरयोः (khorayoḥ) खोरानाम् (khorānām)
Locative खोरे (khore) खोरयोः (khorayoḥ) खोरेषु (khoreṣu)
Feminine ā-stem declension of खोर
Nom. sg. खोरा (khorā)
Gen. sg. खोरायाः (khorāyāḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative खोरा (khorā) खोरे (khore) खोराः (khorāḥ)
Vocative खोरे (khore) खोरे (khore) खोराः (khorāḥ)
Accusative खोराम् (khorām) खोरे (khore) खोराः (khorāḥ)
Instrumental खोरया (khorayā) खोराभ्याम् (khorābhyām) खोराभिः (khorābhiḥ)
Dative खोरायै (khorāyai) खोराभ्याम् (khorābhyām) खोराभ्यः (khorābhyaḥ)
Ablative खोरायाः (khorāyāḥ) खोराभ्याम् (khorābhyām) खोराभ्यः (khorābhyaḥ)
Genitive खोरायाः (khorāyāḥ) खोरयोः (khorayoḥ) खोरानाम् (khorānām)
Locative खोरायाम् (khorāyām) खोरयोः (khorayoḥ) खोरासु (khorāsu)
Neuter a-stem declension of खोर
Nom. sg. खोरम् (khoram)
Gen. sg. खोरस्य (khorasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative खोरम् (khoram) खोरे (khore) खोरानि (khorāni)
Vocative खोर (khora) खोरे (khore) खोरानि (khorāni)
Accusative खोरम् (khoram) खोरे (khore) खोरानि (khorāni)
Instrumental खोरेन (khorena) खोराभ्याम् (khorābhyām) खोरैः (khoraiḥ)
Dative खोराय (khorāya) खोराभ्याम् (khorābhyām) खोरेभ्यः (khorebhyaḥ)
Ablative खोरात् (khorāt) खोराभ्याम् (khorābhyām) खोरेभ्यः (khorebhyaḥ)
Genitive खोरस्य (khorasya) खोरयोः (khorayoḥ) खोरानाम् (khorānām)
Locative खोरे (khore) खोरयोः (khorayoḥ) खोरेषु (khoreṣu)

Descendants edit

References edit

  • Monier Williams (1899) “खोर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 341/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 456
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 312
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khora”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 209