खल

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷam.

Noun

खल • (khála) stem, m

  1. threshing floor
  2. oil-cake
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of खल (khála)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative खलः
khálaḥ 		खलौ / खला¹
khálau / khálā¹ 		खलाः / खलासः¹
khálāḥ / khálāsaḥ¹
Vocative खल
khála 		खलौ / खला¹
khálau / khálā¹ 		खलाः / खलासः¹
khálāḥ / khálāsaḥ¹
Accusative खलम्
khálam 		खलौ / खला¹
khálau / khálā¹ 		खलान्
khálān
Instrumental खलेन
khálena 		खलाभ्याम्
khálābhyām 		खलैः / खलेभिः¹
khálaiḥ / khálebhiḥ¹
Dative खलाय
khálāya 		खलाभ्याम्
khálābhyām 		खलेभ्यः
khálebhyaḥ
Ablative खलात्
khálāt 		खलाभ्याम्
khálābhyām 		खलेभ्यः
khálebhyaḥ
Genitive खलस्य
khálasya 		खलयोः
khálayoḥ 		खलानाम्
khálānām
Locative खले
khále 		खलयोः
khálayoḥ 		खलेषु
kháleṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Descendants
  • Pali: khala
  • Odia: ଖଳ (khaḷa), ଖଳା (khaḷā)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷ-.

Noun

खल • (khala) stem, m

  1. wicked person, rogue
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of खल (khala)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative खलः
khalaḥ 		खलौ / खला¹
khalau / khalā¹ 		खलाः / खलासः¹
khalāḥ / khalāsaḥ¹
Vocative खल
khala 		खलौ / खला¹
khalau / khalā¹ 		खलाः / खलासः¹
khalāḥ / khalāsaḥ¹
Accusative खलम्
khalam 		खलौ / खला¹
khalau / khalā¹ 		खलान्
khalān
Instrumental खलेन
khalena 		खलाभ्याम्
khalābhyām 		खलैः / खलेभिः¹
khalaiḥ / khalebhiḥ¹
Dative खलाय
khalāya 		खलाभ्याम्
khalābhyām 		खलेभ्यः
khalebhyaḥ
Ablative खलात्
khalāt 		खलाभ्याम्
khalābhyām 		खलेभ्यः
khalebhyaḥ
Genitive खलस्य
khalasya 		खलयोः
khalayoḥ 		खलानाम्
khalānām
Locative खले
khale 		खलयोः
khalayoḥ 		खलेषु
khaleṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “खल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 338, column 1.
  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “खल”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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