ਖਸਖਸ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਖਸਖਾਸ (khaskhās)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit खस्खस (khaskhasa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /kʰəs.kʰəs/, [ˈkʰəs.kʰəs(ə̆)]
• Rhymes: -əs
• Hyphenation: ਖਸ‧ਖਸ

Noun

ਖਸਖਸ • (khaskhas) m (Shahmukhi spelling کھس کھس)

1. poppy seed

Declension

Declension of ਖਸਖਸ

	singular	plural
direct	ਖਸਖਸ (khaskhas)	ਖਸਖਸ (khaskhas)
oblique	ਖਸਖਸ (khaskhas)	ਖਸਖਸਾਂ (khaskhasā̃)
vocative	ਖਸਖਸਾ (khaskhasā)	ਖਸਖਸੋ (khaskhaso)
ablative	ਖਸਖਸੋਂ (khaskhasõ)	—
locative	ਖਸਖਸੇ (khaskhase)	ਖਸਖਸੀਂ (khaskhasī̃)
instrumental	ਖਸਖਸੇ (khaskhase)	ਖਸਖਸੀਂ (khaskhasī̃)

References

• “ਖਸਖਸ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026