खैर

See also: खर, खरा, खरी, खरे, खार, खारा, खीर, खीरा, ख़ैर, and खैरो

Hindi

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /xɛːɾ/, /kʰɛːɾ/

Interjection

खैर • (khair) (Urdu spelling خیر)

1. nuqtaless form of ख़ैर (xair)

Noun

खैर • (khair) f (Urdu spelling خیر)

1. nuqtaless form of ख़ैर (xair)

Declension

Declension of खैर (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खैर khair	खैरें khairẽ
oblique	खैर khair	खैरों khairõ
vocative	खैर khair	खैरो khairo

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Sanskrit ख॒दि॒र (khadirá)

Prakrit 𑀔𑀇𑀭 (khaïra)

Hindi खैर (khair)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀇𑀭 (khaïra), from Sanskrit ख॒दि॒र (khadirá).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰɛːɾ/

Noun

खैर • (khair) m

1. catechu tree; Senegalia catechu

   Synonym: मदिर (madir)

2. catechu (extract of this plant)

Declension

Declension of खैर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खैर khair	खैर khair
oblique	खैर khair	खैरों khairõ
vocative	खैर khair	खैरो khairo

Descendants

• → English: khair

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “खैर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 244