खुला
Hindi
Etymology
From the perfective forms of खुलना (khulnā, “to open, etc.”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʰʊ.lɑː/, [kʰʊ.läː]
Adjective
खुला • (khulā)
- open, ajar, unclosed, unlocked
- दरवाज़ा खुला किसने रखा है?
- darvāzā khulā kisne rakhā hai?
- Who has kept the door open?
- unchained, unfastened, unbridled
- unblocked, unobstructed, without obstacles
- हम खुले रास्ते से सफ़र करेंगे।
- ham khule rāste se safar kareṅge.
- We will travel by the unobstructed path.
Declension
masculine | feminine | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | singular | plural | |
direct | खुला khulā |
खुले khule |
खुली khulī |
खुली khulī |
oblique | खुले khule |
खुले khule |
खुली khulī |
खुली khulī |
vocative | खुले khule |
खुले khule |
खुली khulī |
खुली khulī |
Nepali
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi खुला (khulā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʰulä]
- Phonetic Devanagari: खुला
Adjective
खुला • (khulā)
- open, ajar, unclosed, unlocked
- unchained, unfastened, unbridled
- unblocked, unobstructed, without obstacles
References
- “खुला”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary][1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “खुला”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 125