ਖੱਚਰ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਖ਼ੱਚਰ (xaccar)

Etymology

Etymology tree

the BMAC substratebor.?

Proto-Indo-Iranian *kʰáras

Proto-Iranian *xárahder.

Proto-Turkic *katïrder.

Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀔𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀭 (*khaccara)

Punjabi ਖੱਚਰ

Inherited from Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀔𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀭 (*khaccara), from Proto-Turkic *katïr, from Proto-Iranian *xárah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kʰáras, possibly borrowed from the BMAC substrate.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /kʰət.t͡ʃəɾᵊ/

Noun

ਖੱਚਰ • (khaccar) f (male equivalent ਖਚਰਾ, Shahmukhi spelling خَچَّر)

1. mule

Declension

Declension of ਖੱਚਰ

	singular	plural
direct	ਖੱਚਰ (khaccar)	ਖੱਚਰਾਂ (khaccarā̃)
oblique	ਖੱਚਰ (khaccar)	ਖੱਚਰਾਂ (khaccarā̃)
vocative	ਖੱਚਰੇ (khaccare)	ਖੱਚਰੋ (khaccaro)
ablative	ਖੱਚਰੋਂ (khaccarõ)	—
locative	ਖੱਚਰੇ (khaccare)	ਖੱਚਰੀਂ (khaccarī̃)
instrumental	ਖੱਚਰੇ (khaccare)	ਖੱਚਰੀਂ (khaccarī̃)

Derived terms

• ਖੱਚਰਪੁਣਾ m (khaccarpuṇā, “cleverness”)

References

• “ਖੱਚਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਖੱਚਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.