खुला

Hindi

Etymology

From the perfective forms of खुलना (khulnā, to open, etc.).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʰʊ.lɑː/, [kʰʊ.läː]

Adjective

खुला • (khulā)

  1. open, ajar, unclosed, unlocked
    दरवाज़ा खुला किसने रखा है?
    darvāzā khulā kisne rakhā hai?
    Who has kept the door open?
  2. unchained, unfastened, unbridled
  3. unblocked, unobstructed, without obstacles
    हम खुले रास्ते से सफ़र करेंगे।
    ham khule rāste se safar kareṅge.
    We will travel by the unobstructed path.

Declension

Declension of खुला (ā-stem)
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)

  1. open, ajar, unclosed, unlocked
  2. unchained, unfastened, unbridled
  3. 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