खेल

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

Hindi

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan. Probably influenced by Sanskrit क्रीड (krīḍa).

Noun

खेल • (khēl) m (Urdu spelling کھیل‏)

1. game, sport.
2. fun, playing.
3. match, sporting event.
4. (with negative connotations) scheme, game.

References

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

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Nepali

Noun

खेल • (khel)

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