खब्बा
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Punjabi ਖੱਬਾ (khabbā), from Prakrit 𑀔𑀯𑁆𑀯 (khavva), from Sanskrit खर्व (kharva, “mutilated, imperfect”). Doublet of खर्व (kharv) and ख़राब (xarāb).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]खब्बा • (khabbā) (Urdu spelling کھَبّا)
Declension
[edit]Declension of खब्बा (ā-stem)
Noun
[edit]खब्बा • (khabbā) m (Urdu spelling کھَبّا)
- a left-handed person, leftie
Declension
[edit]Declension of खब्बा (masc ā-stem)
References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खब्बा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kharvá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press