खैरा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit खदिरक (khadiraka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰɛː.ɾɑː/, [kʰɛː.ɾäː]

Adjective

खैरा • (khairā) (Urdu spelling کھَیرا)

1. brown; bluish grey

Noun

खैरा • (khairā) m (Urdu spelling کھَیرا)

1. a bluish-grey bird or animal

Declension

Declension of खैरा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खैरा khairā	खैरे khaire
oblique	खैरे khaire	खैरों khairõ
vocative	खैरे khaire	खैरो khairo

References

• Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “खैरा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit खदिरक (khadiraka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰəi.ɾa/

Adjective

खैरा • (khairā)

1. dark brown
2. mixed-coloured

References

• Berntsen Date, Molesworth, Tulpule/Feldhaus Vaze (2022) “खैरा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Marathi Dictionaries]