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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Punjabi خچر (khaccar, “mule”), likely from Pashto خچر (xacar, “mule”). Ultimately related to Proto-Turkic *katïr. Compare Turkish katır, Persian قاطر (“mule”).
Pronunciation
Noun
खच्चर • (khaccar) m (Urdu spelling خچر)
- mule (kind of pack mammal)
खच्चर का बाप गधा होता है और माँ घोड़ी होती है।- khaccar kā bāp gadhā hotā hai aur mā̃ ghoṛī hotī hai.
- The mule's father is a donkey and its mother is a horse.
Declension
Declension of खच्चर (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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खच्चर
khaccar
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खच्चर
khaccar
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| oblique
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खच्चर
khaccar
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खच्चरों
khaccarõ
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| vocative
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खच्चर
khaccar
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खच्चरो
khaccaro
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References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “खच्चर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khaccara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- H. W. Bailey (1985) Indo-Scythian Studies: Being Khotanese Texts, Cambridge University Press, page 107