کھلارا

Punjabi

Etymology

Related to کِھلار (khilār), inherited from Sanskrit खिल्ल् (khill, “be open, expand”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /kʰɪ.l̪äː.ɾäː/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /kʰə.l̪äː.ɾäː/
• Rhymes: -äː
• Hyphenation: کِھ‧لا‧را

Adjective

کِھلارا • (khilārā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਖਿਲਾਰਾ)

1. scattered; dispersed

Noun

کِھلارا • (khilārā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਖਿਲਾਰਾ)

1. mess, clutter

   Synonym: تْرَکّ (trakk)

2. business
3. matter, issue

Declension

Declension of کھلارا
dir. sg.	کِھلارا (khilārā)
dir. pl.	کِھلارے (khilāre)
	singular	plural
direct	کِھلارا (khilārā)	کِھلارے (khilāre)
oblique	کِھلارے (khilāre)	کِھلاریْاں (khilāriyāṉ)
vocative	کِھلاریْا (khilāriyā)	کِھلاریو (khilāreyo)
ablative	کِھلاریوں (khilāreyoṉ)	کِھلاریْاں (khilāriyāṉ)
locative	–	کِھلارِیں (khilārīṉ)
instrumental	کِھلارے (khilāre)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کھِلارا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “کھِلارا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khiḍ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 205