खरा

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See also: खर, खरी, खरे, खार, खारा, खीर, खीरा, खैर, ख़ैर, and खैरो

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit खर (khára, “rough, hard, solid, sharp”). Cognate with Punjabi ਖਰਾ (kharā) / کَھرا (kharā), Sindhi کرو / खरो, Gujarati ખરું (kharũ), Marathi खरे (khare), Bengali খরা (khora), Odia ଖରା (kharā), Assamese খৰ (khor).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʰə.ɾɑː/,

Adjective

खरा • (kharā) (Urdu spelling کَھرَا)

  1. (depending on context) pure, genuine, straightforward, plain, upright, frank
    आजकल खरा सोना बहुत महंगा है।
    ājkal kharā sonā bahut mahaṅgā hai.
    Pure gold is very expensive these days.
    मैंने दुश्मन के साथ खरा सौदा पटाया।
    ma͠ine duśman ke sāth kharā saudā paṭāyā.
    I struck a fair deal with my opponent.
    मेरा दोस्त बहुत खरा आदमी है।
    merā dost bahut kharā ādmī hai.
    My friend is a very straightforward person.

Declension

Declension of खरा (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct खरा
kharā 		खरे
khare 		खरी
kharī 		खरी
kharī
oblique खरे
khare 		खरे
khare 		खरी
kharī 		खरी
kharī
vocative खरे
khare 		खरे
khare 		खरी
kharī 		खरी
kharī

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Noun

खरा

  1. Devanagari script form of kharā, ablative singular & nominative/vocative plural of खर (khara, “donkey”)
  2. Devanagari script form of kharā, ablative singular of खर (khara, “water”)

Sanskrit

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Adjective

खरा • (kharā)

  1. inflection of खर (khara, “hard”):
    1. nominative singular feminine
    2. sandhi form of nominative/vocative plural masculine/feminine
    3. sandhi form of accusative plural feminine

Noun

खरा • (kharā)

  1. sandhi form of nominative/vocative plural of खर (khara, “donkey”)
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