खराब

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰə.ɾɑːb/, [kʰɐ.ɾäːb]

Adjective

खराब • (kharāb) (indeclinable)

1. nuqtaless form of ख़राब (xarāb)

Nepali

Alternative forms

• खराप (kharāp)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ख़राब (xarāb), from Classical Persian خَرَاب (xarāb), from Arabic خَرَاب (ḵarāb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰʌɾäb]
• Phonetic Devanagari: खराब्

Adjective

खराब • (kharāb)

1. bad, wicked

   Antonym: राम्रो (rāmro)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “खराप्”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 115