खेल

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

Hindi

FWOTD – 16 February 2023

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʰeːl/, [kʰeːl̪]
• Rhymes: -eːl

Etymology 1

From the stem of खेलना (khelnā, “to play”), from Sanskrit खेलति (khelati). Cognate with Marathi खेळ (kheḷ).

Noun

खेल • (khel) m (Urdu spelling کھیل‎)

1. game, sport; fun
   • 2012, Javed Akhtar, “ये खेल क्या है [What Game Is This?]”, in लावा [Lava] (in Hindi):

     ये जंग भी है
     ये खेल भी है

     ye jaṅg bhī hai
     ye khel bhī hai

     This is a battle too
     This is a game too

2. match, sporting event
3. scheme, plan

   Synonym: चाल (cāl)

Declension

Declension of खेल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खेल khel	खेल khel
oblique	खेल khel	खेलों khelõ
vocative	खेल khel	खेलो khelo

Etymology 2

Inflection of खेलना (khelnā, “to play”).

Verb

खेल • (khel) (Urdu spelling کر‎)

1. inflection of खेलना (khelnā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular present imperative

References

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

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰel]
• Phonetic Devanagari: खेल्

Noun

खेल • (khel)

1. game, sport
2. round (in a game)
3. trick, strategy

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬔᬾᬮ (Balinese script)
• খেল (Assamese script)
• খেল (Bengali script)
• 𑰏𑰸𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀔𑁂𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌖𑍇𑌲 (Grantha script)
• ખેલ (Gujarati script)
• ਖੇਲ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦑꦺꦭ (Javanese script)
• ខេល (Khmer script)
• ಖೇಲ (Kannada script)
• ເຂລ (Lao script)
• ഖേല (Malayalam script)
• 𑘏𑘹𑘩 (Modi script)
• ᠻᠧᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᡘᡝᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
• ခေလ (Burmese script)
• 𑦯𑧚𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐏𑐾𑐮 (Newa script)
• ଖେଲ (Oriya script)
• ꢓꢾꢭ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆒𑆼𑆬 (Sharada script)
• 𑖏𑖸𑖩 (Siddham script)
• ඛේල (Sinhalese script)
• ఖేల (Telugu script)
• เขล (Thai script)
• ཁེ་ལ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒐𑒹𑒪 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From the root खेल् (khel, “to shake, tremble”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʰɐj.lɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰeː.l̪ɐ/

Adjective

खेल • (khelá)

1. moving, shaking, trembling

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of खेल (khelá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	खेलः kheláḥ	खेलौ khelaú	खेलाः / खेलासः¹ khelā́ḥ / khelā́saḥ¹
Vocative	खेल khéla	खेलौ khélau	खेलाः / खेलासः¹ khélāḥ / khélāsaḥ¹
Accusative	खेलम् khelám	खेलौ khelaú	खेलान् khelā́n
Instrumental	खेलेन kheléna	खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām	खेलैः / खेलेभिः¹ khelaíḥ / khelébhiḥ¹
Dative	खेलाय khelā́ya	खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām	खेलेभ्यः khelébhyaḥ
Ablative	खेलात् khelā́t	खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām	खेलेभ्यः khelébhyaḥ
Genitive	खेलस्य khelásya	खेलयोः kheláyoḥ	खेलानाम् khelā́nām
Locative	खेले khelé	खेलयोः kheláyoḥ	खेलेषु kheléṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of खेला (khelā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	खेला khelā́	खेले khelé	खेलाः khelā́ḥ
Vocative	खेले khéle	खेले khéle	खेलाः khélāḥ
Accusative	खेलाम् khelā́m	खेले khelé	खेलाः khelā́ḥ
Instrumental	खेलया / खेला¹ kheláyā / khelā́¹	खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām	खेलाभिः khelā́bhiḥ
Dative	खेलायै khelā́yai	खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām	खेलाभ्यः khelā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	खेलायाः khelā́yāḥ	खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām	खेलाभ्यः khelā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	खेलायाः khelā́yāḥ	खेलयोः kheláyoḥ	खेलानाम् khelā́nām
Locative	खेलायाम् khelā́yām	खेलयोः kheláyoḥ	खेलासु khelā́su
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of खेल (khelá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	खेलम् khelám	खेले khelé	खेलानि / खेला¹ khelā́ni / khelā́¹
Vocative	खेल khéla	खेले khéle	खेलानि / खेला¹ khélāni / khélā¹
Accusative	खेलम् khelám	खेले khelé	खेलानि / खेला¹ khelā́ni / khelā́¹
Instrumental	खेलेन kheléna	खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām	खेलैः / खेलेभिः¹ khelaíḥ / khelébhiḥ¹
Dative	खेलाय khelā́ya	खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām	खेलेभ्यः khelébhyaḥ
Ablative	खेलात् khelā́t	खेलाभ्याम् khelā́bhyām	खेलेभ्यः khelébhyaḥ
Genitive	खेलस्य khelásya	खेलयोः kheláyoḥ	खेलानाम् khelā́nām
Locative	खेले khelé	खेलयोः kheláyoḥ	खेलेषु kheléṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “खेल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 340.