ખચ્ચર

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Gujarati[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly borrowed from Pashto خچر (xačar) via Punjabi خچر / ਖੱਚਰ (khaccar), ultimately related to Proto-Turkic *katïr (mule), whence Turkish katır, Kazakh қашыр (qaşyr) and Uzbek xachir. Compare Marathi खेंचर (kheñcar) / 𑘏𑘹𑘽𑘓𑘨 (kheñcar), and Sindhi ख़चरु /خچر (xacaru).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰət͡ʃ.t͡ʃəɾ/

Noun[edit]

ખચ્ચર (khaccarn

  1. mule