ख़ालिस

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • खालिस (khālis)nuqtaless
  • ख़ालिस़all nuqta

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَالِص (ḵāliṣ). Cognate with Punjabi ਖ਼ਾਲਸ (xālas).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /xɑː.lɪs/, [xäː.lɪs], /kʰɑː.lɪs/, [kʰäː.lɪs]

Adjective

ख़ालिस • (xālis) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling خالص)

  1. pure, unmixed
    Synonyms: शुद्ध (śuddh), खरा (kharā)
    ख़ालिस दूधxālis dūdhpure milk

Derived terms

See also

  • ख़ालसा (xālsā)

References