खाल
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀸 f (khallā), from Sanskrit खल्ल (khalla, “leather, leather garment”). Cognate with Punjabi ਖੱਲ (khalla), Nepali खालो (khālo), Gujarati ખાલ (khāl), and Marathi खाल (khāl).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
खाल • (khāl) f (Urdu spelling کھال)
Declension[edit]
Declension of खाल (fem cons-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
- खाल खींचना (khāl khī̃cnā, “to skin”)
- भेड़ की खाल में भेड़िया (bheṛ kī khāl mẽ bheṛiyā, “a wolf in sheep's clothing”)
References[edit]
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khalla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खाल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press