खेल
Hindi
FWOTD – 16 February 2023
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /kʰeːl/
- Rhymes: -eːl
Etymology 1
Deverbal form of खेलना (khelnā, “to play”). Cognate with Marathi खेळ (kheḷ).
Noun
खेल • (khel) m (Urdu spelling کھیل)
- game, sport; fun
- 2012, Javed Akhtar, “ये खेल क्या है [What Game Is This?]”, in लावा [Lava]:
- ये जंग भी है
ये खेल भी है- ye jaṅg bhī hai
ye khel bhī hai - This is a battle too
This is a game too
- ye jaṅg bhī hai
- match, sporting event
- scheme, plan
- Synonym: चाल (cāl)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | खेल khel |
खेल khel |
| oblique | खेल khel |
खेलों khelõ |
| vocative | खेल khel |
खेलो khelo |
Etymology 2
Inflection of खेलना (khelnā, “to play”).
Verb
खेल • (khel) (Urdu spelling کر)
- inflection of खेलना (khelnā):
- stem
- second-person singular present imperative
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “खेल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
Pronunciation
Noun
खेल • (khel)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- খেল (Assamese script)
- ᬔᬾᬮ (Balinese script)
- খেল (Bengali script)
- 𑰏𑰸𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀔𑁂𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- ခေလ (Burmese script)
- ખેલ (Gujarati script)
- ਖੇਲ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌖𑍇𑌲 (Grantha script)
- ꦑꦺꦭ (Javanese script)
- 𑂎𑂵𑂪 (Kaithi script)
- ಖೇಲ (Kannada script)
- ខេល (Khmer script)
- ເຂລ (Lao script)
- ഖേല (Malayalam script)
- ᡘᡝᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘏𑘹𑘩 (Modi script)
- ᠻᠧᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦯𑧚𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐏𑐾𑐮 (Newa script)
- ଖେଲ (Odia script)
- ꢓꢾꢭ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆒𑆼𑆬 (Sharada script)
- 𑖏𑖸𑖩 (Siddham script)
- ඛෙල (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩝𑩔𑩽 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚋𑚲𑚥 (Takri script)
- கே²ல (Tamil script)
- ఖేల (Telugu script)
- เขล (Thai script)
- ཁེ་ལ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒐𑒹𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨌𑨄𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root खेल् (khel, “to shake, tremble”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /kʰɐj.lɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /kʰeː.l̪ɐ/
Adjective
खे॒ल • (khelá) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | खे॒लः (kheláḥ) | खे॒लौ (kheláu) खे॒ला¹ (khelā́¹) |
खे॒लाः (khelā́ḥ) खे॒लासः॑¹ (khelā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | खे॒लम् (khelám) | खे॒लौ (kheláu) खे॒ला¹ (khelā́¹) |
खे॒लान् (khelā́n) |
| instrumental | खे॒लेन॑ (kheléna) | खे॒लाभ्या॑म् (khelā́bhyām) | खे॒लैः (kheláiḥ) खे॒लेभिः॑¹ (khelébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | खे॒लाय॑ (khelā́ya) | खे॒लाभ्या॑म् (khelā́bhyām) | खे॒लेभ्यः॑ (khelébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | खे॒लात् (khelā́t) | खे॒लाभ्या॑म् (khelā́bhyām) | खे॒लेभ्यः॑ (khelébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | खे॒लस्य॑ (khelásya) | खे॒लयोः॑ (kheláyoḥ) | खे॒लाना॑म् (khelā́nām) |
| locative | खे॒ले (khelé) | खे॒लयोः॑ (kheláyoḥ) | खे॒लेषु॑ (kheléṣu) |
| vocative | खेल॑ (khéla) | खेलौ॑ (khélau) खेला॑¹ (khélā¹) |
खेलाः॑ (khélāḥ) खेला॑सः¹ (khélāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | खे॒ला (khelā́) | खे॒ले (khelé) | खे॒लाः (khelā́ḥ) |
| accusative | खे॒लाम् (khelā́m) | खे॒ले (khelé) | खे॒लाः (khelā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | खे॒लया॑ (kheláyā) खे॒ला¹ (khelā́¹) |
खे॒लाभ्या॑म् (khelā́bhyām) | खे॒लाभिः॑ (khelā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | खे॒लायै॑ (khelā́yai) | खे॒लाभ्या॑म् (khelā́bhyām) | खे॒लाभ्यः॑ (khelā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | खे॒लायाः॑ (khelā́yāḥ) खे॒लायै॑² (khelā́yai²) |
खे॒लाभ्या॑म् (khelā́bhyām) | खे॒लाभ्यः॑ (khelā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | खे॒लायाः॑ (khelā́yāḥ) खे॒लायै॑² (khelā́yai²) |
खे॒लयोः॑ (kheláyoḥ) | खे॒लाना॑म् (khelā́nām) |
| locative | खे॒लाया॑म् (khelā́yām) | खे॒लयोः॑ (kheláyoḥ) | खे॒लासु॑ (khelā́su) |
| vocative | खेले॑ (khéle) | खेले॑ (khéle) | खेलाः॑ (khélāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | खे॒लम् (khelám) | खे॒ले (khelé) | खे॒लानि॑ (khelā́ni) खे॒ला¹ (khelā́¹) |
| accusative | खे॒लम् (khelám) | खे॒ले (khelé) | खे॒लानि॑ (khelā́ni) खे॒ला¹ (khelā́¹) |
| instrumental | खे॒लेन॑ (kheléna) | खे॒लाभ्या॑म् (khelā́bhyām) | खे॒लैः (kheláiḥ) खे॒लेभिः॑¹ (khelébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | खे॒लाय॑ (khelā́ya) | खे॒लाभ्या॑म् (khelā́bhyām) | खे॒लेभ्यः॑ (khelébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | खे॒लात् (khelā́t) | खे॒लाभ्या॑म् (khelā́bhyām) | खे॒लेभ्यः॑ (khelébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | खे॒लस्य॑ (khelásya) | खे॒लयोः॑ (kheláyoḥ) | खे॒लाना॑म् (khelā́nām) |
| locative | खे॒ले (khelé) | खे॒लयोः॑ (kheláyoḥ) | खे॒लेषु॑ (kheléṣu) |
| vocative | खेल॑ (khéla) | खेले॑ (khéle) | खेला॑नि (khélāni) खेला॑¹ (khélā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “खेल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 340.