खच्चर
Hindi
Alternative forms
- ख़च्चर (xaccar)
Etymology
Borrowed from Punjabi خچر (khaccar, “mule”), likely from Pashto خچر (xacar, “mule”). Ultimately related to Proto-Turkic *katïr. Compare Turkish katır, Persian قاطر (“mule”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʰət̪.t͡ʃəɾ/, [kʰɐt̚.t͡ʃɐɾ]
Noun
खच्चर • (khaccar) m (Urdu spelling خچر)
- mule (kind of pack mammal)
- खच्चर का बाप गधा होता है और माँ घोड़ी होती है।
- khaccar kā bāp gadhā hotā hai aur mā̃ ghoṛī hotī hai.
- The mule's father is a donkey and its mother is a horse.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | खच्चर khaccar |
खच्चर khaccar |
| oblique | खच्चर khaccar |
खच्चरों khaccarõ |
| vocative | खच्चर khaccar |
खच्चरो khaccaro |
References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “खच्चर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khaccara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- H. W. Bailey (1985) Indo-Scythian Studies: Being Khotanese Texts[1], Cambridge University Press, page 107