खाई

खाई

Hindi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰɑːiː/

Etymology 1

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀇 (khāi), from Sanskrit खातिका (khātikā).

Noun

खाई • (khāī) f

1. ditch, moat
2. (warfare) trench

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “खाई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “khātá (3862)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Verb

खाई • (khāī)

1. inflection of खाना (khānā):
   1. feminine singular perfective adjectival
   2. feminine singular oblique and vocative perfective adjectival