खुर
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀼𑀭 (khura), from Sanskrit खुर (khura).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʰʊɾ/
Noun
खुर • (khur) m (Urdu spelling کھر)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | खुर khur |
खुर khur |
| oblique | खुर khur |
खुरों khurõ |
| vocative | खुर khur |
खुरो khuro |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खुर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khura”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- খুৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬔᬸᬭ (Balinese script)
- খুর (Bengali script)
- 𑰏𑰲𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀔𑀼𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- ခုရ (Burmese script)
- ખુર (Gujarati script)
- ਖੁਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌖𑍁𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦑꦸꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂎𑂳𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಖುರ (Kannada script)
- ខុរ (Khmer script)
- ຂຸຣ (Lao script)
- ഖുര (Malayalam script)
- ᡘᡠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘏𑘳𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠻᠤᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦯𑧔𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐏𑐸𑐬 (Newa script)
- ଖୁର (Odia script)
- ꢓꢸꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆒𑆶𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖏𑖲𑖨 (Siddham script)
- ඛුර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩝𑩒𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚋𑚰𑚤 (Takri script)
- கு²ர (Tamil script)
- ఖుర (Telugu script)
- ขุร (Thai script)
- ཁུ་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒐𑒳𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨌𑨃𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Borrowed from Dravidian, compare Tamil குரசு (kuracu, “horse's hoof”), Kui (India) କ୍ରୁସୁ (krusu, “barking deer, jungle sheep”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /kʰu.ɾɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /kʰu.ɾɐ/
Noun
खुर • (khura) stem, m
- a particular part of the foot of a bedstead
- a sort of perfume (dried shellfish shaped like a hoof)
- a razor
- hoof
- Synonyms: खुरी (khurī), शफ (śapha)
- Raghuvaṃśa, 2 2:
- तस्याः खुरन्यासपवित्रपांसुमपांसुलानां धुरि कीर्तनीया।
मार्गं मनुष्येश्वरधर्मपत्नी श्रुतेरिवार्थं स्मृतिरन्वगच्छत्- tasyāḥ khuranyāsapavitrapāṃsumapāṃsulānāṃ dhuri kīrtanīyā.
mārgaṃ manuṣyeśvaradharmapatnī śruterivārthaṃ smṛtiranvagacchat - treading behind, the king's prim wife, to be reckoned atop immaculate ladies, with dust raised by her (the cow's) hooves
is hallowed in the path as pious people are when listening, reciting and reminiscing (religious texts)
- tasyāḥ khuranyāsapavitrapāṃsumapāṃsulānāṃ dhuri kīrtanīyā.
- तस्याः खुरन्यासपवित्रपांसुमपांसुलानां धुरि कीर्तनीया।
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | खुरः (khuraḥ) | खुरौ (khurau) खुरा¹ (khurā¹) |
खुराः (khurāḥ) खुरासः¹ (khurāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | खुरम् (khuram) | खुरौ (khurau) खुरा¹ (khurā¹) |
खुरान् (khurān) |
| instrumental | खुरेण (khureṇa) | खुराभ्याम् (khurābhyām) | खुरैः (khuraiḥ) खुरेभिः¹ (khurebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | खुराय (khurāya) | खुराभ्याम् (khurābhyām) | खुरेभ्यः (khurebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | खुरात् (khurāt) | खुराभ्याम् (khurābhyām) | खुरेभ्यः (khurebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | खुरस्य (khurasya) | खुरयोः (khurayoḥ) | खुराणाम् (khurāṇām) |
| locative | खुरे (khure) | खुरयोः (khurayoḥ) | खुरेषु (khureṣu) |
| vocative | खुर (khura) | खुरौ (khurau) खुरा¹ (khurā¹) |
खुराः (khurāḥ) खुरासः¹ (khurāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- खुरक्षेप (khurakṣepa, “a kick with a hoof”)
- खुरणस् (khuraṇas, “"having a nose like a horse's hoof", flat-nosed”)
- खुरपदवी (khurapadavī, “a horse's footmarks”)
- खुराग्र (khurāgra, “the tip of a hoof”)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “खुर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 340.