ख़रगोश

Hindi

ख़रगोश

Alternative forms

• खरगोश (khargoś) — nuqtaless

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خرگوش (xargōš), from Middle Persian 𐭤𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭱 (xar-gōš, “rabbit, hare”), from Old Persian *xaragaušah. By surface analysis, ख़र (xar) +‎ गोश (goś). Compare Punjabi ਖ਼ਰਗੋਸ਼ (xargoś) / خرگوش (xargoś).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ख़रगोश • (xargoś) m (Urdu spelling خرگوش)

1. rabbit

   Synonyms: सुस्सा (sussā), लंभा (lambhā), खरहा (kharhā)

Declension

Declension of ख़रगोश (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ख़रगोश xargoś	ख़रगोश xargoś
oblique	ख़रगोश xargoś	ख़रगोशों xargośõ
vocative	ख़रगोश xargoś	ख़रगोशो xargośo

Descendants

• → Malay: argus, arkus