ख़र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خَر (xar). Doublet of खर (khar).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /xəɾ/, [xɐɾ], /kʰəɾ/, [kʰɐɾ]

Noun

ख़र • (xar) m (Urdu spelling خَر) (rare)

1. donkey, jack

   Synonyms: खर (khar), गधा (gadhā)

Declension

Declension of ख़र (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ख़र xar	ख़र xar
oblique	ख़र xar	ख़रों xarõ
vocative	ख़र xar	ख़रो xaro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ख़र”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “ख़र”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• “ख़र”, in Hindwi Dictionary [including the languages of Hindi region] (in Hindi), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026
• “ख़र”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.

Kashmiri

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خَر (xar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰar]

Noun

ख़र • (xar) m (Perso-Arabic خَر)

1. donkey, jack

References

• Jawahir Lal Tickoo (2006), “خر”, in Kashmiri-English Dictionary, Delhi: Indian Institute of Language Studies, →ISBN, page 154