Urdu
Etymology
کھٹ (“bed, cot”) + مل (“filth”).
Pronunciation
Noun
کَھٹْمَل • (khaṭmal) m (Hindi spelling खट्मल)
- bedbug
Further reading
- “کھٹمل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “کھٹمل”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.