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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਖਰਚੁ (kharacu), from Classical Persian خرچ (xarč) / خرج (xarj), from Arabic خَرْج (ḵarj). Compare Hindustani خرچ / ख़र्च (xarc).
Noun
ਖਰਚ • (kharac) m (Shahmukhi spelling خرچ)
- expenditure, expenses
Derived terms
- ਕਮਖਰਚ (kamkharac, “frugal”, adjective)
- ਖਰਚਖਾਹ (kharcakhāh, “spendthrift”, adjective)
- ਖਰਚਣਾ (kharcaṇā, “spend”, verb)
- ਖਰਚੀਲਾ (kharcīlā, “prodigal”, adjective)
- ਡਾਕ ਖਰਚ m (ḍāk kharac, “postage”)
Further reading
- “ਖਰਚ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024