खपरैल

Hindi

Alternative forms

• खपड़ैल (khapṛail)

Etymology

From Sanskrit खर्पर (kharpara).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʰəp.ɾɛːl/, [kʰɐp.ɾɛːl]

Noun

खपरैल • (khaprail) m

1. tiled roof
   • 1880 – 1936, Premchand, Ātmārām :

     महादेव घबड़ा कर उठा और इधर-उधर खपरैलों पर निगाह दौड़ाने लगा।

     mahādev ghabṛā kar uṭhā aur idhar-udhar khaprailõ par nigāh dauṛāne lagā.

     Mahadev became worried and ran his gaze here and there on the tiled roofs.

Declension

Declension of खपरैल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खपरैल khaprail	खपरैल khaprail
oblique	खपरैल khaprail	खपरैलों khaprailõ
vocative	खपरैल khaprail	खपरैलो khaprailo