ख़म

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خم (xam).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /xəm/, [xɐ̃m], /kʰəm/, [kʰɐ̃m]

Noun

ख़म • (xam) m (Urdu spelling خم)

  1. curve, bend, crookedness
    Synonyms: टेढ़ापन (ṭeṛhāpan), वक्रता (vakratā)
  2. loss, defeat
    Synonym: हार (hār)
    हमारे शहर की क्रिकेट टीम का ख़म हुआ।
    hamāre śahar kī krikeṭ ṭīm kā xam huā.
    Our city's cricket team faced defeat.

Declension

Declension of ख़म (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct ख़म
xam 		ख़म
xam
oblique ख़म
xam 		ख़मों
xamõ
vocative ख़म
xam 		ख़मो
xamo

References

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