खेला

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʰeː.lɑː/, [kʰeː.läː]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit खेला (khelā), ultimately from the root खेल् (khel).

Noun

खेला • (khelā) f (Urdu spelling کھیلَا)

1. play, sport, game

Declension

Declension of खेला (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खेला khelā	खेलाएँ khelāẽ
oblique	खेला khelā	खेलाओं khelāõ
vocative	खेला khelā	खेलाओ khelāo

Etymology 2

From खेलना (khelnā).

Noun

खेला • (khelā) m (Urdu spelling کھیلَا)

1. (colloquial) performance (of dance, drama, etc.)

Declension

Declension of खेला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खेला khelā	खेले khele
oblique	खेले khele	खेलों khelõ
vocative	खेले khele	खेलो khelo

Etymology 3

Verb

खेला • (khelā) (Urdu spelling کھیلَا)

1. inflection of खेलना (khelnā):
   1. masculine singular perfective participle
   2. masculine singular perfect indicative: played

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “खेला”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खेला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• খেলা (Assamese script)
• ᬔᬾᬮᬵ (Balinese script)
• খেলা (Bengali script)
• 𑰏𑰸𑰩𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀔𑁂𑀮𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ခေလာ (Burmese script)
• ખેલા (Gujarati script)
• ਖੇਲਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌖𑍇𑌲𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦑꦺꦭꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂎𑂵𑂪𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಖೇಲಾ (Kannada script)
• ខេលា (Khmer script)
• ເຂລາ (Lao script)
• ഖേലാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡘᡝᠯᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘏𑘹𑘩𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠻᠧᠯᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦯𑧚𑧉𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐏𑐾𑐮𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଖେଲା (Odia script)
• ꢓꢾꢭꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆒𑆼𑆬𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖏𑖸𑖩𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ඛෙලා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩝𑩔𑩽𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚋𑚲𑚥𑚭 (Takri script)
• கே²லா (Tamil script)
• ఖేలా (Telugu script)
• เขลา (Thai script)
• ཁེ་ལཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒐𑒹𑒪𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨌𑨄𑨬𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root खेल् (khel) +‎ -आ (-ā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʰɐj.lɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰeː.l̪ɑː/

Noun

खेला • (khelā) stem, f

1. play, sport

   Synonyms: केलि (keli), क्रीडा (krīḍā)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of खेला (khelā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	खेला khelā	खेले khele	खेलाः khelāḥ
Vocative	खेले khele	खेले khele	खेलाः khelāḥ
Accusative	खेलाम् khelām	खेले khele	खेलाः khelāḥ
Instrumental	खेलया / खेला¹ khelayā / khelā¹	खेलाभ्याम् khelābhyām	खेलाभिः khelābhiḥ
Dative	खेलायै khelāyai	खेलाभ्याम् khelābhyām	खेलाभ्यः khelābhyaḥ
Ablative	खेलायाः / खेलायै² khelāyāḥ / khelāyai²	खेलाभ्याम् khelābhyām	खेलाभ्यः khelābhyaḥ
Genitive	खेलायाः / खेलायै² khelāyāḥ / khelāyai²	खेलयोः khelayoḥ	खेलानाम् khelānām
Locative	खेलायाम् khelāyām	खेलयोः khelayoḥ	खेलासु khelāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “खेला”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 340.