ख़ैर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خَیْر (xayr), from Arabic خَيْر (ḵayr).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /xɛːɾ/, /kʰɛːɾ/

Interjection

ख़ैर • (xair) (Urdu spelling خیر)

  1. well, anyway
    ख़ैर, मैं बहुत अपने बारे बात कर रही हूँ, तुम्हारे वहां क्या चल रहा है?
    xair, ma͠i bahut apne bāre bāt kar rahī hū̃, tumhāre vahā̃ kyā cal rahā hai?
    Anyway, I'm talking a lot about myself, what's going on with you?

Noun

ख़ैर • (xairf (indeclinable, Urdu spelling خیر)

  1. well-being, health