ख़राब

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See also: खराब

Hindi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خراب (xarāb), from Arabic خَرَاب (ḵarāb). Compare Bengali খারাব (kharab), Nepali खराब (kharāb), Punjabi ਖ਼ਰਾਬ (xarāb), Tulu ಖರಾಬ್ (kharābŭ).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /xə.ɾɑːb/, , /kʰə.ɾɑːb/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑːb

Adjective

ख़राब (xarāb) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling خراب)

  1. spoiled, ruined
    Synonym: चौपट (caupaṭ)
    सब खाना ख़राब हो गया।sab khānā xarāb ho gayā.All the food has spoiled.
  2. bad, evil
    Synonym: बुरा (burā)
    वह बहुत ख़राब आदमी है।vah bahut xarāb ādmī hai.He is a very bad man.

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