ख़म
Hindi
Etymology
From Persian خم (xam).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰəm/, /xəm/
Noun
ख़म • (xam) m
- curve, bend, crookedness
- Synonyms: टेढ़ापन (ṭeṛhāpan), वक्रता (vakratā)
- loss, defeat
- हमारे शहर की क्रिकेट टीम का ख़म हुआ।
- hamāre śahar kī krikeṭ ṭīm kā xam huā.
- Our city's cricket team faced defeat.
- Synonym: हार (hār)
Declension
| Declension of ख़म | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | ख़म (xam) | ख़म (xam) |
| Oblique | ख़म (xam) | ख़मों (xamõ) |
| Vocative | ख़म (xam) | ख़मो (xamo) |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ख़म”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press