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

    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.
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