खेळ्चे

Konkani

Alternative forms

  • खेळप (kheḷap)

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀔𑁂𑀮𑀇 (khelaï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑁂𑀮𑁆- (*khel-). Cognate to Marathi खेळणे (kheḷṇe), Gujarati ખેલવું (khelvũ), Hindi खेलना (khelnā), Nepali खेल्नु (khelnu), Bengali খেলা (khela), Assamese খেলা (khela).

Pronunciation

Verb

खेळ्चे • (kheḷce) (Latin script khevchem, Kannada script ಖೆಳ್ಚೆ)

  1. to play

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khēḍ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press