खीरा
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit क्षीरक (kṣīraka). Cognates include Bengali খিরা (khira), Gujarati ખીરું (khīrũ), Persian خیار (xeyâr), and Marathi खिरा (khirā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /kʰiː.ɾɑː/, [kʰiː.ɾäː]
Noun
खीरा • (khīrā) m (Urdu spelling کھیرا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | खीरा khīrā |
खीरे khīre |
| oblique | खीरे khīre |
खीरों khīrõ |
| vocative | खीरे khīre |
खीरो khīro |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “खीरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1165
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “खीरा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 160
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “खीरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 239
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “खीरा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 133.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kṣīraka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- khīrā (Latin script)
- 𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- খীরা (Bengali script)
- ඛීරා (Sinhalese script)
- ခီရာ or ခဳရာ or ၶီရႃ (Burmese script)
- ขีรา (Thai script)
- ᨡᩦᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ຂີຣາ (Lao script)
- ខីរា (Khmer script)
- 𑄈𑄩𑄢𑄂 (Chakma script)
Noun
खीरा