खाई

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰɑː.iː/, [kʰäː.iː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀇 (khāi), from Sanskrit खातिका (khātikā).

Noun

खाई • (khāī) f (Urdu spelling کھائی)

1. ditch, moat
2. (warfare) trench

Declension

Declension of खाई (fem ind ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खाई khāī	खाइयाँ khāiyā̃
oblique	खाई khāī	खाइयों khāiyõ
vocative	खाई khāī	खाइयो khāiyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खाई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khātá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• खायी (khāyī)

Verb

खाई • (khāī) (Urdu spelling کھائی)

1. inflection of खाना (khānā):
   1. feminine singular perfective participle
   2. feminine singular perfect indicative