ख़ाका

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خاکا (xâkâ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /xɑː.kɑː/, [xäː.käː], /kʰɑː.kɑː/, [kʰäː.käː]

Noun

ख़ाका • (xākā) m

1. plan, scheme; draft, outline

   (deprecated template usage) ख़ाका बनाना ― xākā banānā ― to make a plan

   (deprecated template usage) ख़ाका खींचना ― xākā khī̃cnā ― to lay out a plan; outline a plan

2. diagram

   Synonym: आलेख (ālekh)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ख़ाका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 234