खाल
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀸 f (khallā), from Sanskrit खल्ल (khalla, “leather, leather garment”). Cognate with Punjabi ਖੱਲ (khalla), Nepali खालो (khālo), Gujarati ખાલ (khāl), and Marathi खाल (khāl).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʰɑːl/, [kʰäːl]
Noun
खाल • (khāl) f (Urdu spelling کھال)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | खाल khāl |
खालें khālẽ |
| oblique | खाल khāl |
खालों khālõ |
| vocative | खाल khāl |
खालो khālo |
Derived terms
- खाल खींचना (khāl khī̃cnā, “to skin”)
- भेड़ की खाल में भेड़िया (bheṛ kī khāl mẽ bheṛiyā, “a wolf in sheep's clothing”)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khalla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खाल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press