खाली

See also: ख़ाली, खेल, खुला, खोला, and खिल

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /xɑː.liː/, [xäː.liː], /kʰɑː.liː/, [kʰäː.liː]

Adjective

खाली • (khālī) (indeclinable)

1. nuqtaless form of ख़ाली (xālī)

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘏𑘰𑘩𑘰𑘽 (khālāṃ, “down”), 𑘏𑘰𑘩𑘼𑘝𑘹𑘽 (khālauteṃ, “down, downward”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰa.li/, [kʰa.liː]

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Adverb

खाली • (khālī)

1. down, below, beneath, under

   Antonym: वर (var)

Postposition

खाली • (khālī)

1. down, below, beneath, under

   Antonym: वर (var)

   झाडाखाली खार आहे.

   jhāḍākhālī khār āhe.

   A squirel is below the tree.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “खाली”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “खाली”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “खाली”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “खालां”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan