ख़ालिस

Hindi

Alternative forms

• खालिस (khālis) — nuqtaless

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَالِص (ḵāliṣ). Cognate with Punjabi ਖ਼ਾਲਸ (xālas).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /xɑː.lɪs/, [xäː.lɪs], /kʰɑː.lɪs/, [kʰäː.lɪs]

Adjective

ख़ालिस • (xālis) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling خالص)

1. pure, unmixed

   Synonyms: शुद्ध (śuddh), खरा (kharā)

   ख़ालिस दूध ― xālis dūdh ― pure milk

Derived terms

• ख़ालिस्तान (xālistān)

See also

• ख़ालसा (xālsā)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “ḵẖālisa”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 131.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “ḵẖālisa”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 158
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “khālisa”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1157
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ḵẖālisa”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 236
• Platts, John T. (1884) “ḵẖālisa”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 485