खग

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit खग (khaga).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰəɡ/, [kʰɐɡ]

Noun

खग • (khag) m

1. (poetic) bird

   Synonyms: पक्षी (pakṣī), पंछी (pañchī), परिंदा (parindā)

Declension

Declension of खग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खग khag	खग khag
oblique	खग khag	खगों khagõ
vocative	खग khag	खगो khago

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• খগ (Assamese script)
• ᬔᬕ (Balinese script)
• খগ (Bengali script)
• 𑰏𑰐 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀔𑀕 (Brahmi script)
• ခဂ (Burmese script)
• ખગ (Gujarati script)
• ਖਗ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌖𑌗 (Grantha script)
• ꦑꦒ (Javanese script)
• 𑂎𑂏 (Kaithi script)
• ಖಗ (Kannada script)
• ខគ (Khmer script)
• ຂຄ (Lao script)
• ഖഗ (Malayalam script)
• ᡘᠠᡤᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘏𑘐 (Modi script)
• ᠻᠠᠺᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦯𑦰 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐏𑐐 (Newa script)
• ଖଗ (Odia script)
• ꢓꢔ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆒𑆓 (Sharada script)
• 𑖏𑖐 (Siddham script)
• ඛග (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩝𑩞 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚋𑚌 (Takri script)
• க²க³ (Tamil script)
• ఖగ (Telugu script)
• ขค (Thai script)
• ཁ་ག (Tibetan script)
• 𑒐𑒑 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨌𑨍 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanH-der.

Sanskrit खन् (khan)

Sanskrit ख (kha)

Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-

Sanskrit गम् (gam)

Sanskrit -ग (-ga)

Sanskrit खग (khaga)

From ख (kha, “sky”) +‎ -ग (-ga, “going, goer”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʰɐ.ɡɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /kʰɐ.ɡɐ/

Adjective

खग • (khaga) stem

1. going in the sky or space or air

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of खग

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	खगः (khagaḥ)	खगौ (khagau) खगा¹ (khagā¹)	खगाः (khagāḥ) खगासः¹ (khagāsaḥ¹)
accusative	खगम् (khagam)	खगौ (khagau) खगा¹ (khagā¹)	खगान् (khagān)
instrumental	खगेन (khagena)	खगाभ्याम् (khagābhyām)	खगैः (khagaiḥ) खगेभिः¹ (khagebhiḥ¹)
dative	खगाय (khagāya)	खगाभ्याम् (khagābhyām)	खगेभ्यः (khagebhyaḥ)
ablative	खगात् (khagāt)	खगाभ्याम् (khagābhyām)	खगेभ्यः (khagebhyaḥ)
genitive	खगस्य (khagasya)	खगयोः (khagayoḥ)	खगानाम् (khagānām)
locative	खगे (khage)	खगयोः (khagayoḥ)	खगेषु (khageṣu)
vocative	खग (khaga)	खगौ (khagau) खगा¹ (khagā¹)	खगाः (khagāḥ) खगासः¹ (khagāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of खगा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	खगा (khagā)	खगे (khage)	खगाः (khagāḥ)
accusative	खगाम् (khagām)	खगे (khage)	खगाः (khagāḥ)
instrumental	खगया (khagayā) खगा¹ (khagā¹)	खगाभ्याम् (khagābhyām)	खगाभिः (khagābhiḥ)
dative	खगायै (khagāyai)	खगाभ्याम् (khagābhyām)	खगाभ्यः (khagābhyaḥ)
ablative	खगायाः (khagāyāḥ) खगायै² (khagāyai²)	खगाभ्याम् (khagābhyām)	खगाभ्यः (khagābhyaḥ)
genitive	खगायाः (khagāyāḥ) खगायै² (khagāyai²)	खगयोः (khagayoḥ)	खगानाम् (khagānām)
locative	खगायाम् (khagāyām)	खगयोः (khagayoḥ)	खगासु (khagāsu)
vocative	खगे (khage)	खगे (khage)	खगाः (khagāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of खग

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	खगम् (khagam)	खगे (khage)	खगानि (khagāni) खगा¹ (khagā¹)
accusative	खगम् (khagam)	खगे (khage)	खगानि (khagāni) खगा¹ (khagā¹)
instrumental	खगेन (khagena)	खगाभ्याम् (khagābhyām)	खगैः (khagaiḥ) खगेभिः¹ (khagebhiḥ¹)
dative	खगाय (khagāya)	खगाभ्याम् (khagābhyām)	खगेभ्यः (khagebhyaḥ)
ablative	खगात् (khagāt)	खगाभ्याम् (khagābhyām)	खगेभ्यः (khagebhyaḥ)
genitive	खगस्य (khagasya)	खगयोः (khagayoḥ)	खगानाम् (khagānām)
locative	खगे (khage)	खगयोः (khagayoḥ)	खगेषु (khageṣu)
vocative	खग (khaga)	खगे (khage)	खगानि (khagāni) खगा¹ (khagā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

खग • (khaga) stem, m

1. bird
2. sun
3. air, wind

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of खग

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	खगः (khagaḥ)	खगौ (khagau) खगा¹ (khagā¹)	खगाः (khagāḥ) खगासः¹ (khagāsaḥ¹)
accusative	खगम् (khagam)	खगौ (khagau) खगा¹ (khagā¹)	खगान् (khagān)
instrumental	खगेन (khagena)	खगाभ्याम् (khagābhyām)	खगैः (khagaiḥ) खगेभिः¹ (khagebhiḥ¹)
dative	खगाय (khagāya)	खगाभ्याम् (khagābhyām)	खगेभ्यः (khagebhyaḥ)
ablative	खगात् (khagāt)	खगाभ्याम् (khagābhyām)	खगेभ्यः (khagebhyaḥ)
genitive	खगस्य (khagasya)	खगयोः (khagayoḥ)	खगानाम् (khagānām)
locative	खगे (khage)	खगयोः (khagayoḥ)	खगेषु (khageṣu)
vocative	खग (khaga)	खगौ (khagau) खगा¹ (khagā¹)	खगाः (khagāḥ) खगासः¹ (khagāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: खग (khag)
• → Marathi: खग (khag)
• → Tulu: ಖಗ (khaga)

References

• “खग” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 143, column 1.
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “खग”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 079
• Monier Williams (1899) “ख”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 334, column 2.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “ख”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 633