खजूर

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀽𑀭 (khajjūra), from Sanskrit खर्जूर (kharjūra). Compare Bengali খেজুর (khejur), Assamese খেজুৰ (khezur).

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰə.d͡ʒuːɾ/, [kʰɐ.d͡ʒuːɾ]
• Hyphenation: ख‧जूर
• Rhymes: -uːɾ

खजूर • (khajūr) f (Urdu spelling کَھجُور)

1. date (tree and fruit)
   • Bible, 2 Chronicles 3:5:

     वह छत पर खजूर के वृक्ष की और सांकलों की नक्काशी कराई

     vah chat par khajūr ke vŕkṣ kī aur sāṅklõ kī nakkāśī karāī

     He carved the roof with date-tree-like and chain-like motifs

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खजूर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 225
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kharjūˊra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 29

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀽𑀭 / खज्जूर / ಖಜ್ಜೂರ (khajjūra), from Sanskrit खर्जूर (kharjūra). Compare Gujarati ખજૂર (khajūr), Hindustani کَھجُور (khajūr) / खजूर (khajūr), Punjabi ਖਜੂਰ / کَھجُور (khajūr), Bengali খেজুর (khejur), Assamese খেজুৰ (khezur).

• IPA^(key): /kʰə.d͡zuɾ/, [kʰə.d͡zuːɾ]
• Hyphenation: ख‧ज़ूर
• Rhymes: -uɾ

खज़ूर • (khaj̈ūr) m (feminine खज़ुरी)

1. date (fruit)

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “खजूर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 29
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “खजूर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 190
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “खजूर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 821
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kharjūˊra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 29