खेल

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʰeːl/
• Rhymes: -eːl

Etymology 1

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Deverbal form of खेलना (khelnā). Cognate with Marathi खेळ (kheḷ).

Noun

खेल • (khel) m (Urdu spelling کھیل)

1. game, sport; fun
   • 2012, Javed Akhtar, “ये खेल क्या है [What Game Is This?]”, in लावा [Lava]:

     ये जंग भी है
     ये खेल भी है

     ye jaṅg bhī hai
     ye khel bhī hai

     This is a battle too
     This is a game too

2. match, sporting event
3. scheme, plan

   Synonym: चाल (cāl)

Declension

Etymology 2

Inflection of खेलना (khelnā, “to play”).

Verb

खेल • (khel) (Urdu spelling کر)

1. inflection of खेलना (khelnā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular present imperative

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खेल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Phonetic Devanagari: खेल्

Noun

खेल • (khel)

1. game, sport
2. round (in a game)
3. trick, strategy

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From the root खेल् (khel, “to shake, tremble”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʰɐj.lɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰeː.l̪ɐ/

Adjective

खेल • (khelá) stem

1. moving, shaking, trembling

Declension

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “खेल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 340.