ख़ूँख़ार

Hindi

Alternative forms

• ख़ूंख़ार (xūṅxār), खूंखार (khūṅkhār), खुँखार (khũkhār), ख़ूँख़्वार (xū̃xvār), ख़ूनख़्वार (xūnaxvār)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خونخوار (xūnxār).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /xũː.xɑːɾ/, [xũː.xäːɾ], /kʰũː.kʰɑːɾ/, [kʰũː.kʰäːɾ]

Adjective

ख़ूँख़ार • (xū̃xār) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling خونخوار)

1. blood-drinking, bloodthirsty
2. murderous

Synonyms

• Synonym: ख़ूनख़ोर (xūnxor)

Related terms

• ख़ून (xūn)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “khun”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ख़ूँख़्वार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “खुँखार”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha