ख़ामख़ा

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Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian خواه م‌خواه (xʷāh ma-xʷāh, literally willing (or) unwilling, willy-nilly). Compare Bengali খামাখা (khamakha), Haryanvi खामखा (khāmkhā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /xɑːm.xɑː/, [xä̃ːm.xäː], /kʰɑːm.kʰɑː/, [kʰä̃ːm.kʰäː], /xɑː.mə.xɑː/, [xäː.mɐ.xäː], /kʰɑː.mə.kʰɑː/, [kʰäː.mɐ.kʰäː]

Adverb

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ख़ामख़ा (xāmxā) (Urdu spelling خواہ مخواہ)

  1. uncalled for, without reason, justification, provocation
    Synonyms: बेवजह (bevajah), फ़ालतू (fāltū)