खेल
See also: खाली, ख़ाली, खुला, खोला, and खिल
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʰeːl/, [kʰeːl̪]
- Rhymes: -eːl
Etymology 1
From the stem of खेलना (khelnā, “to play”), from Sanskrit खेलति (khelati). Cognate with Marathi खेळ (kheḷ).
Noun
खेल • (khel) m (Urdu spelling کھیل)
- game, sport; fun
- 2012, Javed Akhtar, “ये खेल क्या है [What Game Is This?]”, in लावा [Lava] (in Hindi):
- ये जंग भी है
ये खेल भी है- ye jaṅg bhī hai
ye khel bhī hai - This is a battle too
This is a game too
- ye jaṅg bhī hai
-
- match, sporting event
- scheme, plan
- Synonym: चाल (cāl)
Declension
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Etymology 2
Inflection of खेलना (khelnā, “to play”).
Verb
खेल • (khel) (Urdu spelling کر)
- inflection of खेलना (khelnā):
- stem
- second-person singular present imperative
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “खेल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʰel]
- Phonetic Devanagari: खेल्
Noun
खेल • (khel)
- game, sport
- round (in a game)
- trick, strategy
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬔᬾᬮ (Balinese script)
- খেল (Assamese script)
- খেল (Bengali script)
- 𑰏𑰸𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀔𑁂𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌖𑍇𑌲 (Grantha script)
- ખેલ (Gujarati script)
- ਖੇਲ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦑꦺꦭ (Javanese script)
- ខេល (Khmer script)
- ಖೇಲ (Kannada script)
- ເຂລ (Lao script)
- ഖേല (Malayalam script)
- 𑘏𑘹𑘩 (Modi script)
- ᠻᠧᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- ᡘᡝᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
- ခေလ (Burmese script)
- 𑦯𑧚𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐏𑐾𑐮 (Newa script)
- ଖେଲ (Oriya script)
- ꢓꢾꢭ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆒𑆼𑆬 (Sharada script)
- 𑖏𑖸𑖩 (Siddham script)
- ඛේල (Sinhalese script)
- ఖేల (Telugu script)
- เขล (Thai script)
- ཁེ་ལ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒐𑒹𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From the root खेल् (khel, “to shake, tremble”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /kʰɐj.lɐ́/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʰeː.l̪ɐ/
Adjective
खेल • (khelá)
- moving, shaking, trembling
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of खेल (khelá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | खेलः kheláḥ | खेलौ khelaú | खेलाः / खेलासः¹ khelā́ḥ / khelā́saḥ¹ |
Vocative | खेल khéla | खेलौ khélau | खेलाः / खेलासः¹ khélāḥ / khélāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | खेलम् khelám | खेलौ khelaú | खेलान् khelā́n |
Instrumental | खेलेन kheléna | खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām | खेलैः / खेलेभिः¹ khelaíḥ / khelébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | खेलाय khelā́ya | खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām | खेलेभ्यः khelébhyaḥ |
Ablative | खेलात् khelā́t | खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām | खेलेभ्यः khelébhyaḥ |
Genitive | खेलस्य khelásya | खेलयोः kheláyoḥ | खेलानाम् khelā́nām |
Locative | खेले khelé | खेलयोः kheláyoḥ | खेलेषु kheléṣu |
Notes |
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Feminine ā-stem declension of खेला (khelā́) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | खेला khelā́ | खेले khelé | खेलाः khelā́ḥ |
Vocative | खेले khéle | खेले khéle | खेलाः khélāḥ |
Accusative | खेलाम् khelā́m | खेले khelé | खेलाः khelā́ḥ |
Instrumental | खेलया / खेला¹ kheláyā / khelā́¹ | खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām | खेलाभिः khelā́bhiḥ |
Dative | खेलायै khelā́yai | खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām | खेलाभ्यः khelā́bhyaḥ |
Ablative | खेलायाः khelā́yāḥ | खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām | खेलाभ्यः khelā́bhyaḥ |
Genitive | खेलायाः khelā́yāḥ | खेलयोः kheláyoḥ | खेलानाम् khelā́nām |
Locative | खेलायाम् khelā́yām | खेलयोः kheláyoḥ | खेलासु khelā́su |
Notes |
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Neuter a-stem declension of खेल (khelá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | खेलम् khelám | खेले khelé | खेलानि / खेला¹ khelā́ni / khelā́¹ |
Vocative | खेल khéla | खेले khéle | खेलानि / खेला¹ khélāni / khélā¹ |
Accusative | खेलम् khelám | खेले khelé | खेलानि / खेला¹ khelā́ni / khelā́¹ |
Instrumental | खेलेन kheléna | खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām | खेलैः / खेलेभिः¹ khelaíḥ / khelébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | खेलाय khelā́ya | खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām | खेलेभ्यः khelébhyaḥ |
Ablative | खेलात् khelā́t | खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām | खेलेभ्यः khelébhyaḥ |
Genitive | खेलस्य khelásya | खेलयोः kheláyoḥ | खेलानाम् khelā́nām |
Locative | खेले khelé | खेलयोः kheláyoḥ | खेलेषु kheléṣu |
Notes |
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References
- Monier Williams (1899), “खेल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 340.