खीरा
See also: खैरो, खरा, खरी, खीर, ख़ैर, and खर
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit क्षीरक (kṣīraka). Cognate to Persian خیار (xeyâr).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʰiː.ɾɑː/, [kʰiː.ɾäː]
Noun
खीरा • (khīrā) m (Urdu spelling کھیرا)
- cucumber
- Synonym: ककड़ी (kakṛī)
Declension
Declension of खीरा (masc ā-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | खीरा khīrā | खीरे khīre |
oblique | खीरे khīre | खीरों khīrõ |
vocative | खीरे khīre | खीरो khīro |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “खीरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kṣīraka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- khīrā (Latin script)
- 𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- খীরা (Bengali script)
- ඛීරා (Sinhalese script)
- ခီရာ or ခဳရာ or ၶီရႃ (Burmese script)
- ขีรา (Thai script)
- ᨡᩦᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ຂີຣາ (Lao script)
- ខីរា (Khmer script)
Noun
खीरा
- Devanagari script form of khīrā, which is ablative singular of खीर (khīra, “milk”)