kheḷa

See also: khela

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀔𑁂𑀴 (Brahmi script)
• खेळ (Devanagari script)
• খেল় (Bengali script)
• ඛෙළ (Sinhalese script)
• ခေဠ or ၶေꩮ (Burmese script)
• เขฬ or เขฬะ (Thai script)
• ᨡᩮᩊ (Tai Tham script)
• ເຂຬ or ເຂຬະ (Lao script)
• ខេឡ (Khmer script)
• 𑄈𑄬𑅄 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit क्ष्वेड (kṣveḍa). The meaning of Sanskrit क्ष्वेड (kṣveḍa, “venom”) may represent a later specialisation.

Noun

kheḷa m

1. spittle

Declension

Declension table of "kheḷa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	kheḷo	kheḷā
Accusative (second)	kheḷaṃ	kheḷe
Instrumental (third)	kheḷena	kheḷehi or kheḷebhi
Dative (fourth)	kheḷassa or kheḷāya or kheḷatthaṃ	kheḷānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	kheḷasmā or kheḷamhā or kheḷā	kheḷehi or kheḷebhi
Genitive (sixth)	kheḷassa	kheḷānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	kheḷasmiṃ or kheḷamhi or kheḷe	kheḷesu
Vocative (calling)	kheḷa	kheḷā

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “kheḷa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead