खदिरक

Sanskrit

Etymology

खदिर (khadira) + क (ka)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʰɐ.di.ɾɐ́.kɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /kʰɐ.d̪i.ɾɐ.kɐ/
Hyphenation: ख‧दि‧र‧क

Noun

खदिरक • (khadiraká) stem, ?

catechu

Descendants

Central:
- Hindustani: khairā
  - Hindi: खैरा
  - Urdu: کھَیرَا (khairā)
Eastern:
- Bengali: খৈরা (khōira)
- Odia: ଖଇରା (khairā)
Northwestern:
- Punjabi: khairā
  Gurmukhi script: ਖੈਰਾ
  
  Shahmukhi script: کھَیرَا
Southern:
- Dhivehi: ކައިރު (kairu), ކައިރި (kairi)
- Marathi: खैरा (khairā)
Western:
- Gujarati: ખેરો (khero)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khadiraka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 200