खाई
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʰɑː.iː/, [kʰäː.iː]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀇 (khāi), from Sanskrit खातिका (khātikā).
Noun
खाई • (khāī) f (Urdu spelling کھائی)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | खाई khāī |
खाइयाँ khāiyā̃ |
| oblique | खाई khāī |
खाइयों khāiyõ |
| vocative | खाई khāī |
खाइयो khāiyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खाई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khātá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- खायी (khāyī)
Verb
खाई • (khāī) (Urdu spelling کھائی)
- inflection of खाना (khānā):
- feminine singular perfective participle
- feminine singular perfect indicative