खरा
Appearance
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit खर (khára, “rough, hard, solid, sharp”). Cognate with Punjabi ਖਰਾ (kharā) / کَھرا (kharā), Sindhi کرو / खरो, Gujarati ખરું (kharũ), Marathi खरे (khare), Bengali খরা (khora), Odia ଖରା (kharā), Assamese খৰ (khor).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]खरा • (kharā) (Urdu spelling کَھرَا)
- (depending on context) pure, genuine, straightforward, plain, upright, frank
- आजकल खरा सोना बहुत महंगा है।
- ājkal kharā sonā bahut mahaṅgā hai.
- Pure gold is very expensive these days.
- मैंने दुश्मन के साथ खरा सौदा पटाया।
- ma͠ine duśman ke sāth kharā saudā paṭāyā.
- I struck a fair deal with my opponent.
- मेरा दोस्त बहुत खरा आदमी है।
- merā dost bahut kharā ādmī hai.
- My friend is a very straightforward person.
Declension
[edit]Declension of खरा (ā-stem)
Synonyms
[edit]Antonyms
[edit]- खोटा (khoṭā)
References
[edit]- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “खरा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khára2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Pali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative scripts
Noun
[edit]खरा
- Devanagari script form of kharā, ablative singular & nominative/vocative plural of खर (khara, “donkey”)
- Devanagari script form of kharā, ablative singular of खर (khara, “water”)
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative scripts
- খৰা (Assamese script)
- ᬔᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
- খরা (Bengali script)
- 𑰏𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀔𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ခရာ (Burmese script)
- ખરા (Gujarati script)
- ਖਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌖𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦑꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂎𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಖರಾ (Kannada script)
- ខរា (Khmer script)
- ຂຣາ (Lao script)
- ഖരാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡘᠠᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘏𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠻᠠᠷᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦯𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐏𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଖରା (Odia script)
- ꢓꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆒𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖏𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
- ඛරා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩝𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚋𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
- க²ரா (Tamil script)
- ఖరా (Telugu script)
- ขรา (Thai script)
- ཁ་རཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒐𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨌𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Adjective
[edit]खरा • (kharā)
- inflection of खर (khara, “hard”):
- nominative singular feminine
- sandhi form of nominative/vocative plural masculine/feminine
- sandhi form of accusative plural feminine
Noun
[edit]खरा • (kharā)
- sandhi form of nominative/vocative plural of खर (khara, “donkey”)
Categories:
- Hindi terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Hindi terms derived from Sanskrit
- Hindi terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hindi lemmas
- Hindi adjectives
- Hindi terms with usage examples
- Hindi ā-stem adjectives
- Pali non-lemma forms
- Pali noun forms
- Pali noun forms in Devanagari script
- Sanskrit non-lemma forms
- Sanskrit adjective forms
- Sanskrit adjective forms in Devanagari script
- Sanskrit noun forms
- Sanskrit noun forms in Devanagari script